There are two kinds of people in the world, those who want to get married and those who don’t. I’m joking of course. But how prevalent is marriage and the desire to get married in our world? Our desire to get married feels like a natural phenomenon, akin to rain or the change of seasons. … Continue reading Singleness and the Christian
The founders of Substack announced the release of their mobile app through a blog post. In the post, the founders expounded on the benefits of the app. I personally haven’t used Substack, so what they said was lost on me. However, what I found more telling in the announcement was the section that describes the … Continue reading How Substack’s Release of an App Made Me Consider the Value of Writers
“What is talent, if not practice persevering?” You may have recognized this line from a certain TV series. Well, it’s not exactly the same. It’s my own riff on the famous dialogue between Vision and Wanda in WandaVision, which goes like this: ”What is grief, if not love persevering?” Because I’ve been thinking about the … Continue reading Talent or Practice? Which Side are You On?
Being someone who has read 3 books on preaching, and delivered a grand total of 5 sermons, I believe I am well placed to tell you all about expository preaching. Okay, you can stop laughing now. I’m no expert of course, and the recent opportunities to preach doesn’t make me one. Yet I have felt … Continue reading Why Expository Preaching?
Dear RachelThere is no way to express my delight at what I read in your last letter. He finally asked for your hand in marriage! God has answered your prayer and ours! You cannot imagine how much thanks I've given to God since I found out. Not only do I remember this with a grateful … Continue reading Letter To My Delighted Sister In Christ
The Christian life is not easy. If we were sitting in a room together and I said out loud, "The Christian life is not easy", you would have all responded with a resounding, "Yes!". It all starts out well enough. There is that sweet communion we enjoy with God when we first believed. The zeal … Continue reading Faith More Precious Than Gold
So today, we're talking about the character Frog, and his life which revolves around the events in the Kingdom of Guardia. We're talking about a frog?Not a frog. Frog. Oh-kay. Frog is a character from what?From a game called Chrono Trigger. Okay, wait. What events in the Kingdom of Guardia?Good, I see that you're curious … Continue reading Frog – A Character Examination (from the game “Chrono Trigger”)
"She finds the ancient scroll and raises it up triumphantly for the others to see. Alas! they cannot understand a word from it, because it's written in a tongue long forgotten. But wait! They know of a wizened old man who has studied the language of the ancient scroll. They quickly take it to him … Continue reading I Will In No Wise Cast Out: Book Review of “Gentle and Lowly”
Reading the parable of the Prodigal Son is great. It hits different when you are that Prodigal Son. You read this parable with fresh eyes when you have done what the younger son did; turn back on the father to live a life of indulgence and sensual pleasure. That was me. This was a time … Continue reading When The Prodigal Son Is You
Have you heard any speeches recently? Ones that have sent your spirits soaring, and left you with goosebumps? I was listening to a couple of them recently which left me in awe. One is the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln (1863) and the other is the "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King … Continue reading The Magnificent Power of Words
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