A conversation about moral truth Matthew 29 makes a claim that can sound strange to a religious reader. It argues that some moral and relational truths can be recognized without first appealing to religion. That does not mean God has nothing to do with them. It does not mean human beings invent right and wrong for themselves. And it does not mean religious traditions have nothing important to say about moral life. The claim is narrower. Before people agree about God, scriptur

People often speak about trust as though it were mostly a feeling. We trust someone, lose trust in them, or hope trust will return. But underneath the feeling is usually something more concrete. We have been watching a pattern. A person says they will do something, and they do it. They tell us the truth when the truth costs them something. They handle what we entrust to them with care. When circumstances change, they tell us rather than quietly changing the agreement. When th