How do we face the reality of death? When I was seven I remember weeping with my mom and dad after hearing that my grandma died. I remember kissing her bodies’ cold dead lips at…
How should we live and why? This is written for those who think church is bigoted and bad. It’s written for those who are bitter and done. It’s honestly specifically written for one of my…
We all listen to something. We all listen to something. Or we all get our idea of what we should do, be, and care about from somewhere. Whether Cosmo Magazine, the Wishbone app, Ask.fm, whatever…
There is a certain way the world is, whether we like it or not. I think of a shape sorter for example. There are certain places where things fit and certain places where they don’t…
Here are ten quotes from Richard Bauckham's book, The Theology of the Book of Revelation, that especially stuck out to me. And if you're interested in eschatology (the doctrine of last things) you can also…
Christians are united and need to be united. This is especially important in this time of disunity as a country. In Christ Jesus all—Jew and Gentle, rich and poor, black and white, republican and democrat,…
Yesterday I posted a few thoughts about Matthew 16:27 which says “the Son of Man is going to come with His angels in the glory of His Father, and then He will repay each person…
The Bible teaches that what we do matters. “For the Son of Man is going to come with His angels in the glory of His Father, and then He will repay each person according to…
Our faith is often frail. I was reminded of that when I was reading about Abraham[1], the man of faith. He left his homeland in response to God's call (Gen. 12:4). He sent out trusting…
1. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque I actually already read this book this year. It’s hard to say it was good because it was tragic and heavy. But I’d say…