Category: discipleship
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› Read more: The Stretching of Suffering
The Stretching of Suffering
Growing up there was one day a year I dreaded in PE: the President’s Fitness Test. For the life of…
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› Read more: The Significance of Silver Saints: In Praise of Inter-generational Worship
The Significance of Silver Saints: In Praise of Inter-generational Worship
Three years into our church plant, we have experienced incredible growth but we still have gaps. Our signage could use…
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› Read more: A Better Bucket List: Long-sighted Living in a Short-Sighted Culture
A Better Bucket List: Long-sighted Living in a Short-Sighted Culture
I see your trips to Cinque Terre and Iceland. I’ve noted the National Parks you’ve visited and hearted the hikes…
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› Read more: A Better Act: Trading the Noisy Circus of the World for the Quiet Comforts for the Savior
A Better Act: Trading the Noisy Circus of the World for the Quiet Comforts for the Savior
Memory is a funny thing. We fuzzily remember some of life’s most important events while having crystal-clear recall of random…
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› Read more: The Hum of the Household: Little Liturgies that Anchor Us in His Love
The Hum of the Household: Little Liturgies that Anchor Us in His Love
In his book You Are What You Love, James K.A. Smith writes, “Every household has a ‘hum,’ and that hum…
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› Read more: The Sharpening of Sabbath Rest
The Sharpening of Sabbath Rest
My teenagers use the slang grinding for hard, focused work, and I find that it fits. As they’ve been grinding…
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› Read more: Waiting Well (The Difference between On & For)
Waiting Well (The Difference between On & For)
I have two teenagers and a tween which means that I spend a disproportionate amount of my day waiting. I…
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› Read more: Sovereignly Sorted: Contrarieties & Christ
Sovereignly Sorted: Contrarieties & Christ
I have found solace from a strange friend as I wade through the unknowns of parenting teenagers: George Herbert, an…
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› Read more: “Satisficing” & the Savior
“Satisficing” & the Savior
My bathroom is clean enough. My pantry is organized enough. My schedule is ordered enough. Someone asked me recently if…
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› Read more: The Thick Fog of Suffering & The Sight of the Savior
The Thick Fog of Suffering & The Sight of the Savior
Our youngest son is already dreading the days when his beloved older brothers fly the coop for college. Last summer,…