Category: discipleship
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› Read more: Joy: An Open Secret
Joy: An Open Secret
“Joy, which was the small publicity of the pagan, is the gigantic secret of the Christian.” G.K. Chesterton There are…
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› Read more: Living on Mercy Ground in a Merit-Based Culture
Living on Mercy Ground in a Merit-Based Culture
Apparently, the algorithms cannot figure me out. For a season, my newsfeeds were full of camping and RV content– someone…
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› Read more: On Memory & Manna
On Memory & Manna
Long before revisionist history was a common term, Moses took great pains to warn God’s people against it. Long before…
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› Read more: The Surprising Relationship Between Courage & Hope
The Surprising Relationship Between Courage & Hope
I don’t consider myself courageous. Courageous people bungee jump or swim with sharks. They enlist in the military and run…
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› Read more: On Fires & Forgiveness
On Fires & Forgiveness
As the fires continued to be contained, God is doing a little containment work in my own heart. As people…
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› Read more: A Lesson in Bearing from John Milton
A Lesson in Bearing from John Milton
My sophomore year in high school, our English teacher introduced our class to John Milton’s Paradise Lost. While most people…
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› Read more: On Mountains and Men: Lessons on the Art of Releasing
On Mountains and Men: Lessons on the Art of Releasing
Our family recently took a short trip to the mountains. We booked the cabin, packed the cooler, and planned about…
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› Read more: Auden, Suffering, and the Savior who Sees
Auden, Suffering, and the Savior who Sees
Suffering is strange. It comes upon us seeming to halt our private worlds while the world around continues to turn.…
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› Read more: Brothers Transformed
Brothers Transformed
Our two oldest sons are a whopping fourteen months apart–God’s timing, not our plans. These two are thick as thieves…
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› Read more: On Rubrics & Righteousness
On Rubrics & Righteousness
My boys are solidly in their research paper season, and I am here for it. It will come as no…