Faith Venture

I was a “straight-A” student in philosophy and theology at university. But my heart was never really in it. I still read philosophy and theology. I have subscribed to theology journals for short bursts to see what the discussions are. 

But all this theorizing and arguing in the abstract for all its apparent depth seems shallow.

I saw a comment on Ryan Holliday’s Daily Stoic blog about the Stoics not being “pen-and-ink philosophers.” Philosophy to them meant finding the best way of living.

The so-called “desert fathers” of early Christianity were much the same. Perhaps that’s why I am drawn to studying their lives. They fled to the deserts of Egypt and Syria and other places to escape the theological waves of controversies and persecutions of the 300s to the 600s. 

No “pen-and-ink theologians”, they tried to live out a spiritual life. They didn’t want to argue. They wanted to find God.

They were seekers. And not ashamed of it. And those of us today whose desert may be a bench in the park and who are seeking God need not be apologetic. We’re not in search of all the answers of the theologians. We’re in search of God.

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