JOHN A. TEEVAN

Culture, Economics, and Common Grace.

JOHN A. TEEVAN

Culture, Economics, and Common Grace.

Portland Head Light standing on rocky cliffs above the Atlantic at dusk

‘Hot Ayer’: Humanity Disappears in Our Sad World

A.J. Ayer proved his own rule false. Three ideas of our day rest on assumptions...
Bright green cliffs dropping to a curved gravel beach beside deep blue water

Our Humanity: Capacities and Privileges

A Land Cruiser breaks down among the Bayaka people in Central Africa. What followed says...
Grassy dunes above a long straight beach at sunset

What Do We Want from God?

In Italy with the Grace College Go Encounter team, studying poetry and art, a question...
Dry grass framing shallow turquoise water and dark reefs

The Gaze

The word 'gaze' is everywhere now. Not just looking, but a long searching look. On...
Pale grassy headland falling away to a calm sea in morning light

Can We Earn Trust? Lose It? (Part 5)

Part 5 on trust: a Guatemala City airport pickup with a stranger becomes a case...
Pigeon Point Lighthouse above ice plant covered cliffs and a rocky cove

Be Careful: Trust Is a Risk That Opens a Door to Change (Part 4)

A Harvard fraud researcher was caught committing fraud. Part 4 on trust asks who you...
Fog rolling across a rugged coastline above rocky surf

Lies Are What They Want to Hear (Part 3)

The Jesus Revolution film revisits the lies of 1968. On why people believe what they...
Red and white lighthouse on a windswept dune under a stormy sky

Trust Supports the Bridge (Part 2)

Part 2 on trust: even the Ten Commandments define spheres of trust as much as...
Ruined stone lighthouse on a sea-washed rock under a white sky

Reflection for Good Friday

A Good Friday reflection: we did not welcome him, understand him, or believe him. A...
Lighthouse on a rock breakwater beneath a pink and violet sunset

A Lament: Is This New World Really Better?

Gatsby's green light as a warning for America. After centuries of nation-building, are we headed...