O wretched man that I was!

O wretched man that I was!

One day, this will all be behind me. The man that I am. The man that fails. The man that falls short. The man that is too weak, too distracted, too tired, too flawed to be who he’s trying to be. I find comfort in knowing that Paul—the apostle Paul, a chosen...
What do you think?

What do you think?

We ask that question a lot, but we don’t always mean those words. Sometimes what we’re actually saying is: “Please find a way to agree with me on this.” “I would like you to affirm and praise the decision I’ve already made.”...
The key that makes utopia possible

The key that makes utopia possible

Everyone can imagine utopia. It’s easy to do. Just shut your eyes and picture a world where every difficulty and struggle you’ve ever faced has been eradicated, and there you have it—a very flawed, very shallow, very one-dimensional utopia. The trouble is,...
Ecclesiastes in the age of the toaster

Ecclesiastes in the age of the toaster

Being a king usually means you have access to whatever you want. If it exists. I think about that sometimes when I read the words of the Preacher in Ecclesiastes: Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them.I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure....
The rhythm of holiness

The rhythm of holiness

One two three four five six rest.One two three four five six rest.One two three four five six rest. When God called Israel out of Egypt, they had been slaves for generations. Their whole lives had been tuned to the rhythm of servitude, which was a melody designed to...