The Wilderness Road
Sixteen years. It was today, sixteen years ago, that I formally told God I was serious about this—that I wanted to see …
Learning to Love God’s Law
“Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day” (Psalm 119:97). For a long time, I had trouble …
Better Than Stardust
Speaking of the formation of stars and solar systems, astronomer Carl Sagan once wrote, All of the rocky and metallic material we …
Tedious Graffiti and Idle Scribbles
Before the city of Pompeii was entombed with ash for 1,500 years, it was covered with something else entirely: Graffiti. The eruption …
Some Thoughts About Scoops
I almost always make hot chocolate wrong. Those little Swiss Miss packets (or Greater Value packets, depending on where we are in …
“But Let a Man Examine Himself”: 10 Questions to Ask Before Passover
If I’m not careful, my pre-Passover self-examination can take a sharp turn into unhealthy territory. It’s so easy to see the failure. …
What Job’s Friends Got Right
It’s easy to overlook—mostly because they spend 22 chapters saying some of the most unhelpful, insulting, misinformed things a person can possibly …
The Reset
Some weeks, I don’t want the Sabbath. I don’t want to stop. There’s too much to do, or else I’m in the …
Jonah Went Down
From the moment Jonah chooses to run from God, he begins a spiritual downward spiral. The author of the book highlights that …
Making the Leap(s)
Growth is turbulent. That’s what I’ve discovered in my time as a parent. Mary and I have three—three!—kids now, and I’ve watched …