From my Missionary Journals
Nate Oman | June 27, 2008
I was recently rereading my missionary journals.
Searching for a Sense of Place in Viriginia (a bleg)
Nate Oman | June 17, 2008
I am at a stage in life when I think a lot about place. After a decade or so of moving every 1 to 3 years, our family has arrived on the banks of the James and there is a very good chance that this is where my children will grow up. My [...]
The Oddity of God’s Promises
Nate Oman | June 12, 2008
I basically pay my mortgage by thinking about contracts and promises. It is a tough job, but someone has to do. Of late, I’ve gotten to thinking about God’s promising. Consider these two quotes:
“For Every Three Judges, Two Are in the Fire”: Richard Posner and the Usul al-Fiqh
Nate Oman | June 10, 2008
Walking by Faith with Popper and Quine
Nate Oman | June 3, 2008
A while ago I was having one of those oft repeated conversations about faith, doubt, and intellectual reconciliation. My thoughtful interlocutor asked, “Is there anything that you could learn that would cause you to abandon your beliefs?” The clear assumption of his question was that there was something distinctly fishy about a set [...]