A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Join me in an unusual but deeply fulfilling journey as I work my way through the Tao te Ching, that ancient Chinese book of wisdom and spirituality that didn't draw me away from a Christ-centered faith, but actually helped me hold onto it.
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A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
In conclusion... (chapter 81)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Minimalism and the Taoist utopia (chapter 80)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Peace is worth the risk (chapter 79)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
The "Robin Hood" Tao
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
The meek shall inherit the Earth
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Greed - the "uniquely human problem"
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Interview with author Doruk Cansev
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Judgment and the death penalty (chapter 74)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
The seven spectra of a balanced life
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
"Fear not" - the danger of fear as a motivator
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Know that you don't know! / Ecclesiastes as Taoist confession (chapter 71)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Too smart to understand (chapter 70)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Lao Tzu's war advice - and honoring the image of God in others (chapter 69)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Compassion conquers all (chapter 67)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Leading from behind (chapters 66 and 68)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
I was sick! Back to normal next week
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
The path of least resistance - the "great secret" to an effective life
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
The good, the bad, and the sinful (chapter 62)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Getting back to normal this week!
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Exclusive: What is the ultimate question? The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,...
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Exclusive: Compare and contrast - the empty bowl/childlike faith in the TTC and...
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Exclusive: The (misguided) pursuit of happiness
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Summer update
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
"Educated" or life-long learner? (chapter 65)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Getting in touch with our "masculine" side (chapter 64)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Getting in touch with our "feminine" side (chapter 61)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Christian Anarchism (chapter 61)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
A Taoist Fish Fry - and the nature of good, evil, and the “ghosts” of our past t...
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
The myth of scarcity and the liturgy of abundance (chapters 58-59)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Skipping a week (we'll be back to normal next Sunday)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
How Taoist was Jesus? (chapter 56)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
A conversation with Protect Your Noggin podcast
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
"Prolonging life" - four ways we try to maintain false balance (chapter 55)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Platonic or Taoist? The nature of the eternal and unchanging (chapter 55)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Virtue in community: The Bonhoeffer Principle (chapter 54)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Four ways to evaluate virtue in your life (chapter 54)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
That's Christmas, but it's not Christ (chapter 53)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
The Eternal Now - repentance and forgiveness (chapter 52, part 2)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
"Shut your mouth" - and discover unity (chapter 52, pt 1)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Tao before Te - natural revelation and virtue (chapter 51)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Tell me what you want (what you really, really want) (chapter 50)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Empathy and enemy-love (chapter 49)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
The wisdom of unlearning (chapters 47-48)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Big announcements! (plus some personal and unfiltered thoughts on contentment)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Empire: Some things never change (chapter 46)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Losing my zen from a stupid cell phone
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Contentment: finding what really matters (chapters 44-45)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
Upside-down leadership (chapters 42-43)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching
The "third thing" - seeking harmony over balance (chapter 42)
A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching