Lately, I have been considering the place critical thinking should take in our Christian spirituality. If critical thinking alone directs our faith, we run the risk of becoming a hopeless critic. If our lives are void of it, we run the risk of becoming thoughtlessly zealous. In my own life, I feel like I have wandered in and out of both extremes, feeling dissatisfied on either end.

Thankfully, our faith is not limited to these options. Leaning on the words of Jesus regarding the nature of children and his dialogue with “doubting Thomas”, we should be able to find more encouraging direction.