God, the Answer to Complexity

We can't untangle every variable — but we can count on the God who loves us pure and simple. The third in a four-part series on life in a VUCA world (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) takes on complexity: conflicting goods, lesser evils, unexpected consequences, and the sheer number of variables converging on every modern decision. When the chief priests try to trap Jesus with a question about authority, He answers with a parable about two sons and cuts straight past the complexity to the only thing that matters — the heart. God does not grow more complex as He grows greater; He grows simpler. God is love. And Jesus can be counted on, at the most fundamental level, to do the loving thing, no matter the complexity we face.