I Will

Written after reflecting on “Difficulties Concerning the Will” from Hannah Whitall Smith’s The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life, particularly the following excerpts: For the decisions of our will are often so directly opposed to the decisions of our emotions that if we are in the habit of considering our emotions as the test we […]

Believing the Truth

I’m in this weird place when it comes to writing. I haven’t felt the same urgency to write as I have in months past, and I’ve wondered at the break in the momentum. What doesn’t help matters is that I don’t know exactly how much I want to share at present. In light of my […]

I Am the Older Son Too

Reflections on Luke 15:11-32 After reading Jesus’ story of the prodigal son, I’m struck with how much I resonate with this character. As the prodigal, I’ve left the Father to go my own way and take life into my own hands only to make a mess of things and find that life is not there. […]

Remain

Thoughts at 2:08 a.m. When all is said and done, who I am in Christ is all that remains. . . I must risk everything I used to hold on to if I am to hold on to Christ alone and enter into His rest. “So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of […]

The Perspective of Thin Air

From the archives – Summer 2007 Every time I get on a plane, I am faced with my own mortality. It may seem a little morbid, but as soon as the plane begins to back out of its gate, my mind starts to prattle on in a somber direction. I offer a silent prayer for […]