No matter where you are on the bell curve of life, all flesh is like the grass, and the grass withers. This weekend, I had some time on my hands. I watched two documentaries; both were about men who had the world by the tail in the 80s and 90s. As I watched their stories … Continue reading The Fading of the Flower
How many times have you heard someone dismiss an argument by saying, "That is just your opinion?" Many people use this line to shut down a debate—a way to claim victory without actually engaging the issue. What they ultimately mean by this statement is that there is no truth, so all we have are our … Continue reading “That’s Just Your Opinion”
How has the fight of faith changed over the past 10 years? I do not mean, "How has this blog changed?" I mean, how has my actual fight of faith changed from my early 40s to my early 50s? It was January of 2016 when I launched this site. I had little expectation that it … Continue reading From Health Battles to Cynicism: My Evolving Fight of Faith
I know you need it today, so I will tell you concisely using Psalm 29, "The Lord will give strength to his people" (Psalm 29:11). What kind of strength can the Lord provide for his people? His voice alone can shake the wilderness (v. 8). His voice can make the deer calve and strip the … Continue reading The Lord Will Give You Strength
The following is a guest post by Rob Golding, pastor of Artesia CRC. David Foster Wallace gave a commencement speech that shook the world; then he killed himself. It was hailed as wisdom for living, yet he could not live by it. The address was “met with universal acclaim.” The New Yorker, Huffington Post, and The … Continue reading This is Water: The Currents of a Christless Life
The following is a guest post by Rob Golding, pastor of Artesia CRC. Jesus said His yoke is easy and His burden is light. He wasn’t just referring to the tasks He gives us as our Lord (though that is part of it). He was also describing His experience as He worked harder and more … Continue reading The Heavy Yoke of a Rushed Life
This sermon on Psalm 51 reflects on God’s faithfulness to forgive, cleanse, and restore us when we repent. It explores God’s unchanging faithfulness in His covenants, the seriousness of sin and the weight of our guilt, and the hope of forgiveness and renewal through His steadfast love and abundant mercy. At the heart of the … Continue reading The Steadfast Love of the Lord Endures Forever
A great tragedy of much of modern evangelicalism is not only that we have neglected to think deeply, but that in doing so, we have also forgotten how to feel rightly. In Mark Noll's book, The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, he argues that Evangelicals have largely abandoned serious intellectual engagement. He then traces that … Continue reading The Scandal of the Evangelical Heart
In a Christian culture saturated with messages of constant victory and unshakable peace, we’ve lost something vital—the ability to lament. This sermon on Lamentations 1 walks us through the sorrow-soaked poetry of Jeremiah, inviting us to rediscover lament as a holy, Spirit-led act of worship. Too often, Christians are made to feel that grief, sorrow, … Continue reading Finding Grace in Lament
When we lose something, we first look in the last place we saw it. Charles Spurgeon suggests that this advice applies when we seem to have lost the company of Christ. Though the Christian is secure in his salvation, God will sometimes withdraw his presence from us (Psalm 13:1). Does this describe your current condition? … Continue reading When God Seems Distant
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