Voluntary Submission: The Art of Becoming Bigger than Yourself
Does submission constrain the will or expand it? Can you submit to God without submitting to other people? Can voluntary submission change your tastes?
Continue reading →Three Keys to Success that Oppose Faith, Hope, and Love
What anti-virtues oppose the Christian triad of faith, hope, and love? What can be learned about the Christian life by exploring their earthly benefits?
Continue reading →Before You Sell Your Soul, You Must First Set Its Price
It’s possible the most damaging part of selling your soul is the fact that you have to set a price for it first. Any price you set is bound to be too low.
Continue reading →“Blessed are the Poor in Spirit”: The Wisdom in Suffering
How does God use the weak and foolish things to overthrow the mighty and wise? What is blessed about poverty of spirit? What is the insight of suffering?
Continue reading →Rhymes About the First Time a Famous Poet Read One of My Awful Poems
A poem of rhymed couplets concerning the first time a famous poet, Thomas Lux, read one of my poems. He is a good teacher. And thorough.
Continue reading →Are You an “Ought To” or a “Want To” Christian?
Have you ever wondered how David, apparently a man after God’s own heart, found himself capable of flagrant acts of adultery and murder? Have you ever wondered how David could still be a believer after all that? Think about if a similar scandal were to come to light in our day: if some mega-pastor were […]
Continue reading →How to Be Hated Like Jesus
Just because you’re persecuted doesn’t mean you’re right. You might just be a jerk.
Continue reading →Ars Est Celare Artem: Fragments and a Poem
Ars Est Celare Artem means “Art is to conceal art.” An experiment in coalescing fragments, this post contains some flash memoir and a poem.
Continue reading →The Reformed Church vs. the Reforming Church
Why do we call ourselves Reformed? Has the Reformation been hijacked by slavery to human authority and tradition? If so, what can we do about it?
Continue reading →Ode to the Mother of My Children: A Birth Story
On Sunday evening, May 20, 2012, I went to bed at the normal hour. It had been a good sabbath. Vanessa was a few days past her due date, but this had given us time to take our membership vows at the church we had been attending since we moved to Marietta a few months before. […]
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