• Pendulum Riders | Posted by Mart De Haan on Jun 21 2008

    One of the characteristics of our human nature is that we spend a lot of time reacting to, and trying to distance ourselves from, the sins of our fathers.
    As we react, it is as though we were jumping up and grabbing a great pendulum as it swings away in the opposite direction.
    In the exhilarating rush [...]

  • Living by Polls and Numbers | Posted by Mart De Haan on Apr 23 2008

    In the middle of an election year, with gas prices rising, the market falling, and the human costs of war constantly on our mind, I’ve been thinking of how inclined I am to live by the numbers.
    In so many ways numbers, statistics, and polls can be deceiving. On one hand, we need to measure our [...]

  • Imponderables (3rd of 3) | Posted by Mart De Haan on Feb 28 2008

    In my last post, I referred to the God of the Bible who while making it clear that “His ways are not our ways” nevertheless invites us to approach him with reason. Let’s see if we can follow a little further the idea of using reason to trust one whose “thoughts are not our [...]

  • Imponderables (2nd of 3) | Posted by Mart De Haan on Feb 27 2008

    In my last post, I ended saying that the Bible introduces us to a God who makes no effort to answer questions that feel at times like they are driving us to the breaking point. Instead he gradually leads us to conclude that only when we have exhausted the limits of our own reason can [...]