Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. [James 1:22] Most Christians have a collection of good intentions. We intend to pray more and to study scripture more consistently. We promise ourselves that we will reconcile with an estranged family member, volunteer at church, share our faith or support…
The title of this short reflection is one of the most famous sentences in twentieth-century philosophy. Ludwig Wittgenstein placed it at the end of his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, and it sounds, at first hearing, like a counsel of restraint: if you cannot explain something clearly, perhaps it is better not to talk about it at all. But,…