The Spirituality of Sorrow
For the Christian, is sadness something to be ignored, something to be repressed, something to be ashamed of? Or is it maybe something to be embraced?...
Planting Seeds and Buying Fields
What Mike Tyson, Hamilton, and Jeremiah teach me about having a legacy....
The Serious Business of Laughter
Is it possible that laughter in the face of death is actually an act of faith?...
"Best Case Scenario" Reconsidered
I get what Paul means when he says, "To die is gain," but we can't skip over what he means when he says, "For me, to live is Christ."...
Fluffy Pillows
Would you rather go to a hospital with fluffy pillows or with skilled surgeons?...
Though He Slay Me
Is it a lack of faith to expect death in my situation? That's not really how faith works ...
Where My Anchor Holds
My soul's anchor is not just information about God. It is the action of God in Jesus Christ....
My Anchors
A continuation of the previous post - what are the anchors that hold me steady in the storm?...
Assuming Truth
When listening to the Word of God, we need to set aside our skepticism and criticism and receive it from a standpoint of faith....
Keep ReadingHelp Me, Please!
We may think we know how to read and hear what the Bible says, but the Bible tells us something different....
Keep ReadingAre You Ready to Hear?
We don't need to be ready to hear. Sounds happen and we hear them, right? But in order to hear God's Word in an effective way, we have to prepare ourselves to hear it....
Keep ReadingWorking Hard at Hearing
Hearing Scripture can be easy, but the kind of hearing that makes a difference actually requires effort....
Keep ReadingHearing Rightly
The Word of God is powerful, but God has given us responsibility to hear it in a way that puts that power to work....
Keep ReadingPutting the "P" in TCPC
Presbyterian isn't just something we have in our name. It's something we put into practice, including sending one of our pastors to a national gathering of PCA elders....
Keep ReadingThe Problem with Preaching the Gospel to Yourself
Preaching the gospel to ourselves is a great practice to help us think and live rightly. But there's a problem with it......
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