Bill WichtermanApr 4My Many Unanswered PrayersWhen I was a new follower of Christ around age 17, an older Christian encouraged me to keep a prayer diary. He said I’d be amazed to see...
Bill WichtermanFeb 27What if God Exists?I was a dedicated Christian when I lost my faith in college. It was a huge blow to me. Far from liberating me to live however I wanted,...
Bill WichtermanJan 30Unbearable Suffering: Not What You Think It MeansThere is an urban legend among many Christians that God doesn’t give us more than we can bear. The problem is Scripture never says that.
Bill WichtermanNov 21, 2021The Logic of LoveOn October 2, 2006, a married father of three young children walked into an Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, barricading...
Bill and Dana WichtermanNov 13, 2021Why We Added a Second Bottom LineGive someone a fish and they’ll eat for a day, but invest in a for-profit commercial fishery and their community could prosper and...
Bill WichtermanNov 9, 2021Culture: Upstream From Politics(Published in Building a Healthy Culture: Strategies for an American Renaissance, ed. Don Eberly; Eerdmans, 2001; pp. 75-100). Political...
Bill WichtermanAug 23, 2021God is UnreasonableOn July 4, I was at a party, and I got into conversation with a woman I had just met. You know the rule about not talking about politics...
Bill WichtermanMay 2, 2021What It Means to Die to YourselfA work colleague of mine asked me about what it means to “die to yourself,” which I had written on a blogpost. It’s a good question. Even...
Bill WichtermanMar 27, 2021Enforceable Patent Rights Lead to Prosperity and Human FlourishingWhen I travel in developing countries, I’m always struck by the number of people – often men –not working during the day. Small groups of...
Bill WichtermanMar 22, 2021Thinking About My DeathI think about my death every day. I’m not a morbid person, but thinking about my mortality helps me frame my life and live closer to the...
Bill WichtermanMar 6, 2021My Dad Died, But I'm OkayDad left his body on December 16, 2020, after almost 89 full years of work, joys, pain, and many, many baseball games. I was holding his...
Bill WichtermanNov 28, 2020Faith for Skeptics Like MeAlthough I have a deep faith in God that pervades my life, I recognize that I could be wrong. My faith resides alongside my doubts.