Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God. (Psalm 146:3-5) The church has spectacularly […]
Earlier this year I embarked on a project to do some journaling based on scripture. Starting with the book of Romans, the idea was to take scripture in smaller chunks, reflect on it, and record some thoughts (without referencing any footnotes or commentaries before doing so). As we all tend to do with many such […]
As of the time of this post (mid-April 2020), the potential fallout from the COVID-19 virus is still a huge unknown. No one’s really sure how long the social distancing and stay-at-home orders will be in effect (or if they’ll be reinstated in the event of future recurring outbreaks). The short- and long-term ramifications […]
It’s Palm Sunday 2020 as this post goes live, and to continue the Andrew Peterson theme begun a few weeks ago, here’s a song from his ‘Resurrection Letters, Volume II’ album. It’s a Hosanna that speaks to the frailty and weakness of us all, and serves as a stark reminder of just how “good” the […]
All of the social distancing and shelter-in-place guidelines, coupled with the spread of the coronavirus, surely has many folks on edge. Isolation, coupled with worry, can quickly lead to despair, and feelings of being alone in a desert of sorts. Trappist monk Thomas Merton wrote his classic ‘Thoughts In Solitude’ in 1953-1954, but it contains […]
Up until several weeks ago, I had never made my way completely through the Bible from beginning to end. In truth, I technically still haven’t “read” the entire Bible, but in early-mid 2019 I started listening to an audio Bible when I went to bed. Over the years I’ve taken advantage of various sales at […]
Maybe you’ve contracted the coronavirus. Maybe you’re just ill with the regular flu, or a cold, or some other bug. Maybe you’re at home caring for an ill family member. Maybe you’re working from home, or taking classes from home, for the duration of the current outbreak. In any case, if you find that your […]
This song kind of sums up where I’ve been for a while now. I’m praying that God continues to provide the sliver of hope found in the final verse, because my tank is pretty much empty. It’s enough to drive a man crazy, it’ll break a man’s faith It’s enough to make him wonder if […]
The Protestant Reformation of the 1500s was more or less centered around five issues (or guiding principles), now known as the “Five Solas” (in their original Latin terms): Sola scriptura (Scripture alone) – The Bible is the one, ultimate authority in all things. Everything else, including church tradition, leadership and policies, are subservient, and are […]
Author Jared Wilson has an article up today on the growing effort to remove the true meaning of the cross from our understanding of the Christian faith. It’s a damnable trend, and it’s happening not just in individual churches, but increasingly by the leadership of entire denominations – ones with names like “Presbyterian” and “Methodist” […]