In some ways our age is arbitrary, not that the past years are for naught or the future ones are futile, but arbitrary in the sense that a measurement of time is not the sole indicator of progress or purpose. It has taken me over forty years to realize how fragile my perception can really … Continue reading Psalm 23 Revisited
Put away your resume and start running
At first glance, James’ opening to his (book) seems like a formality: “James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.“ James 1:1 NASB. But like many things in scripture, context is critical. He declares his authorship and greets the diaspora (both the historical … Continue reading Put away your resume and start running
It is Valentine’s Day—quick, start dying!
I have a fear of being average. It is an insecurity. It is sin because it is really a fear of being irrelevant or insignificant. Average, at least how I’m interpreting it, has little to do with my spiritual impact and everything to do with my status. It is sin because it is about self. … Continue reading It is Valentine’s Day—quick, start dying!
Solomon’s Ant
I watched an insect labor across the kitchen rug tonight, somehow possessing more drive than what my own actions have revealed of recent. In an instant I crushed it, but that is not real power. I have stood in the light and in the shadow—I have stood on both sides of the crucifix. Real power … Continue reading Solomon’s Ant
To all our past and current Youth Group Live students…
Roughly twelve years ago my wife and I took over our church’s 7th-12th grade program (in which we named Youth Group Live). We were not young believers, but we were young. And I have no qualms in saying now: we really had no idea how to run a youth program. However, that ended up being … Continue reading To all our past and current Youth Group Live students…
Talk to me dad…
I have always held the opinion that most successful movies (and movie series) tap into at least one of the following elements: 1. Time travel, time manipulation, or the multiverse theory 2. Apocalyptic events, large scale crisis, etc. 3. Origin story and ancestry—specifically paternal dynamics In short, our storytelling is almost always centered around either … Continue reading Talk to me dad…
Marvel
Marvel itself will not move me forward. It may keep me high for a season, but it will not sustain me. Only agape can arrest and properly arrange the entire human frame: spiritually alive, emotionally anew, and physically alert. To be clear, marvel, or the sense of wonder, is a powerful impression upon an individual. … Continue reading Marvel