Category: scripture
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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,…
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› Read more: Shifting from Security in Place to Security in Presence
Shifting from Security in Place to Security in Presence
God’s incredible interactions with Abram have long been precious Scripture passages for me. I’ve studied them so many times that…
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› Read more: To Remember Rightly: The Great & Terrible Wilderness and the Great & Awesome God
To Remember Rightly: The Great & Terrible Wilderness and the Great & Awesome God
Memory is a funny thing, isn’t it? My first memory is being pushed around in a dolphin cart at Sea…
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› Read more: The God who Sees & Hears: Atonement & Attunement
The God who Sees & Hears: Atonement & Attunement
One look from my most loved ones can level me. A look of fear from my son on the pitching…
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› Read more: How Teenagers Have Changed My Prayer Life
How Teenagers Have Changed My Prayer Life
Before parenting teenagers, I would have given myself a passing grade at prayer. I felt, at least, moderately faithful and…
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› Read more: Early in the Morning
Early in the Morning
To know me well is to know that I am not a morning person. I want to be because of…
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› Read more: Behind the Basin
Behind the Basin
Last memories matter. It should come as no surprise to us that Jesus, who was the most intentional human to…
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› Read more: Christ’s Vulnerability in the Garden of Gethsemane
Christ’s Vulnerability in the Garden of Gethsemane
As we approach Holy Week, there are two realities that shout from the gospel records of Jesus’s days in approach…