As Nick Fiedler was packing for a yearlong trip around the world, he decided to leave his beliefs at home. He found that this allowed him to experience other cultures with an open mind.

Nick Fiedler decided to drop the Christian label and pick up one that better defined his spirituality: Hopeful Skeptic.

All but one of Klarisa’s Christian friends abandoned her after she decided to get an abortion. The other friend stuck with her even though she disagreed with the decision.

This story, told by Mark Scandrette, illustrates the question: “Is an act of love only significant because of the change it produces in another person or can the meaning be in the act itself?”

Is understanding God more like a box or a carrot on a stick? Kevin Potter explorers these two metaphors and how they relate to understanding God.