Fearless Faith

Competing voices in life are generally a good thing. They help orient who we are and what or how we believe. In community, we test personal conclusions against one another resulting in affirmation or refutation. One of the first steps in making such comparisons is to listen through the noise that buffets popular culture. What is helpful? What poses hindrances? What is valuable to the process itself?

One definition of white noise describes the presence of many frequencies of sound of equal intensity that help mask unwanted noise. It might be music that aids falling asleep, or most any sound tha...