“Hope trusts in the promises of God. Hope seeks the action of God that brings forth a new reality. Optimism stands in the current reality, wishing to make the best of each individual experience. But hope stands knee deep in the history of this reality by yearning for the action of God to bring forth a new reality in which everything in this reality is reconciled and redeemed.” HopeTheologyMissionYouth MinistryPractical TheologyTheology Of The Cross Book:Unlocking Mission and Eschatology in Youth Ministry Source: Unlocking Mission and Eschatology in Youth Ministry
“The Anselmian call for "faith seeking understanding" may start and gather its energy not in rational study of past theological points but in the pursuit to make sense of our concrete and lived experiences of Jesus who finds us in a hole, knocks us from our horse, or comes to our daughter in her sleep.” TheologyPractical TheologyTheology Of The CrossAnselmChristopraxis Book:Christopraxis: A Practical Theology of the Cross Source: Christopraxis: A Practical Theology of the Cross