Church… Love Believes All Things (Part 1) 12 Aug 202012 Aug 2020 How can Paul say that love "believes all things" (1 Cor. 13:7)? Surely, such a notion is just naïve thinking. And in the age of the Internet, when watchdog groups…
Books A Review of “Gentle and Lowly” by Dane Ortlund 27 Jul 2020 There are a handful of books out there that have dramatically changed the way I read the Scriptures. It's not always in the form of brand new knowledge, but rather…
Counseling On God’s Natural and Strange Work 20 Jul 2020 I have recently finished reading Dane Ortlund's phenomenal book Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers. The book is a beautiful depiction of the compassion, mercy,…
Church How Should We Think About Wearing Masks 17 Jul 2020 The Michigan Governor has recently issued an executive order mandating that masks be worn in all indoor public spaces. It's a mandate that comes with a desire to stem the…
Books A Review of “On the Road with Saint Augustine” by James K.A. Smith 14 Jul 2020 Augustine stands as one of those towering figures of Western Christian history who is often mentioned, but rarely read. Many church-goers might be able to tell you who he was,…
music This Week’s Playlist 4 Jul 20204 Jul 2020 Here is my musical playlist for this week, it's largely a hard rock/metal list this week: 1) "Fight for Love" by Disciple This song, from the band's award-winning sixth studio…
Counseling What NOT To Do When You Discover Abuse 1 Jul 2020 Issues of domestic violence are far more common in the church then many realize. On the one hand we don't want to think that such things are happening among our…
music This Week’s Playlist 26 Jun 2020 Here's this week's musical playlist: 1) "Once More" by Starflyer 59 The newest album from Starlfyer 59 is amazing. Jason Martin has still got it, even after all these years.…
Books A Review of “Kierkegaard: A Christian Missionary to Christians” by Mark Tietjen 16 Jun 2020 What has 1800s Denmark to do with Jerusalem? It was the church father Tertullian who originally asked that question of Athens, determining that philosophy was something of a threat to…
Discipleship… Trust and Obey 9 Jun 2020 "There's no other way to be happy in Jesus," we are told, "than to trust and obey." These two responses are deeply intertwined but the way we understand their relationship…
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