The Faces We Used to Have

The Faces We Used to Have

The first time I saw my daughter’s face, she was still in the womb. We were so eager to catch even a glimpse of our little girl that we paid for the 3D ultrasound—a purchase that, only a year earlier, I would have considered absolutely ridiculous. Why pay extra...
Coasting.

Coasting.

Next week will mark the fourteenth anniversary of my baptism. Fourteen years. Almost a decade and a half since I formally accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior and washed away the penalty of my sins with His blood. For me, that anniversary is always a time for...
The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture

We can’t see it. We like to tell ourselves that we can, but we can’t. Sometimes, if we position ourselves just right, we can bolster our perspective and see a situation from new angles or in a new light. But the bigger picture? Your body is made up of...
The Model Nation That Wasn’t

The Model Nation That Wasn’t

On the cusp of the Promised Land, Moses told the Israelites, See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. Keep them and do them, for that will be your...
Speaking the Truth in Love

Speaking the Truth in Love

There are two important facets to that instruction: “The truth” and “love.” What are you saying, and why are you saying it? We can try to show love while obscuring the truth—and we can speak the truth while being out for blood. Neither one is...