Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 Remember dial-up? The unforgettable tone and that lengthy sign-on process. Now, imagine that all of your internet reverted to that old-school AOL. Could you even go back? Could you handle the wait time for logging in? For loading every... Continue Reading →
This article contains spoilers for East of Eden and Gone With the Wind. In his classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis wrote that, “Love, in the Christian sense, does not mean an emotion. It is a state not of feelings but of the will.”1 Our culture tends not to think of love in this way, that... Continue Reading →
Oh, how our age hates limits! Limits of the body. Limits of the mind. Limits on our freedoms. Limits of space. Limits of time. God forbid we make just one commitment, lest we possibly miss out on some greater unforeseen opportunity. But as with so much of our humanity, limitations, when rightly understood, need not... Continue Reading →
About five years ago, I gave up Instagram. Hard stop. Well, sort of a hard stop. I actually tried it out first. I forget the exact details, but I remember thinking through some articles I was reading about the negative affects of media and decided to take a break. The only specific thing I remember... Continue Reading →
There are few areas of the Christian life where I feel more tension than when it comes to giving. Is it wisdom or self-reliance that leads me to want a thick savings account? Is it greed for this world or joy in the goodness of it that makes me desire a pool one day? Am... Continue Reading →
I’m not a pacifist. I believe in just war. I absolutely believe in the use of deadly force to defend the innocent. And, I lean in favor of self-defense to save one’s life (not one’s property). Further, I’m not just a gun owner, but an owner of guns. Rifle, shotgun, handgun, I’ve got them all.... Continue Reading →