Developing a Stronger Faith

Theological Strategies to Become Antifragile in a Fragile World

We've been looking at becoming antifragile on the physical and mental plane. That's just part of it. We have to get our theological ducks armored up and in a row.

A duck wearing armor

Actually, read the Bible.

First, you have to read the book—all of it. Reading chronologically is fun because it makes the prophecy sections make more sense.

Deep dive into a book of the Bible. Do a word study. In my Life Application Study Bible, I'd pick a topic in the back and look at all the related verses.

Be a Berean and fact-check your pastor. A tip I learned from a former CIA analyst is to pay attention to the emotion of surprise. What surprised you?

Then, drill down on it. Works for other things you learn, too.

Read other Scholars

I read a systematic theology textbook for fun. Then, my wife got me a book about Jesus (win) by the late Marcus Borg. I read it, and my heresy sense was tingling.

I finished it and threw it away. I learned Borg was a progressive Christian who worked with the heretical Jesus Semin…