Q&A with David Goa

Friends, this interview is a must read - and it is short enough for most of us to sneak it in as part of our blog reading. Comment, a journal I heartily recommend, does Q&A with David Goa. A quote:

I have known biblical scholars both within universities and seminaries that have spent their scholarly life dissecting this or that aspect of the Scriptures all in an attempt to come to terms with their adolescent battle with their father over questions of authority. We can all too easily spend our life looking at our own wounds or that of the church or culture. It is a dangerous occupation when it covers up the deep vocation of the human nature for service and bringing divine love into a fragile and struggling world.

And a picture (and my axe!):