Asking the right questions

Asking the right questions

I hear it all the time. “Do you believe in Jesus?” The question is common to many who identify as Christians these days. If I answer “yes,” the following question is usually, “Presbyterian or Methodist?” The two common denominational markers in Korea are limited to those two polities. Doctrine and actual congregational governance aren’t too different, even though there are dozens of Presbyterian denominational bodies in Korea and many in Methodi…

The Right Trump Question?

Many friends have asked me why Trump does such hateful and hurtful things. This is the wrong question. Many mental health experts have diagnosed Trump with several serious mental illnesses. But hundreds of thousands of Americans with these mental illnesses cause few problems. The correct question? Why do tens of millions of Americans blindly follow Trump even when he hurts them? I am reminded of the movie Being There. Peter Sellers played a simp…