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Christian, Scholar, Servant. Striving for a life of deep joy and steady prayer. I run the Samaritan's Song blog - www.thesamaritansong.com - and am currently writing a book. Find me on Twitter: @samarisong. Buy my latest study on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015UV5LFW And if you ever want me to pray with or for you, all you have to do is ask.

If Jesus Didn’t Heal Everyone, Why Do You Feel Like You Should?

If Jesus Didn’t Heal Everyone, Why Do You Feel Like You Should?

Even the Incarnation had to make choices about how to spend His time. [Click title to read more.]

Posted on September 24, 2024 by samaritansongPosted in UncategorizedLeave a comment

The Alternative to Offering Platitudes

The Alternative to Offering Platitudes

Words can be cheap. But bearing witness isn't. [Click title to read more.]

Posted on September 8, 2024 by samaritansongPosted in Christian life, Christian living, Christianity, comfort, grief, spiritual growth, spiritualityTagged anxiety, Christian living, Christianity, comfort, loss, platitudes, spiritual growth, spirituality, suffering. Leave a comment

If You Do Not Save Us, We Will Still Worship You

If You Do Not Save Us, We Will Still Worship You

I'm not the kind of person who easily chooses God over my desire for God to help me. But I want to be. [Click title to read more.]

Posted on August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian life, Christian living, Christianity, spiritual growth, spirituality, Struggle and DifficultyTagged Christian living, Christianity, prayer, sacrifice, spiritual growth, spirituality, trials. Leave a comment

Melancholia

Melancholia

We feel, in heart and memory, the break in the bone. [Click title to read more.]

Posted on August 18, 2024 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian life, Christian living, Christianity, grief, spiritual growth, spirituality, sufferingTagged Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, longing, melancholy, spiritual growth, spiritual grwoth, spiritual living, spirituality, suffering. 5 Comments

On Being Disliked

On Being Disliked

Behaving in a Christlike way doesn't obligate others to like us. That's just fine - being disliked isn't a sin, after all. [Click title to read more.]

Posted on August 11, 2024 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, spiritual growth, spirituality, Struggle and DifficultyTagged Christian living, Christianity, faith and growth, likeability, spiritual growth, spirituality, troubles. Leave a comment

The Gift of the Mid-Life Crisis

The Gift of the Mid-Life Crisis

The mid-life crisis can be a gift. [Click title to read more.]

Posted on July 24, 2024 by samaritansongPosted in aging, Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, spiritual growth, spiritualityTagged aging, Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, growth, midlife crisis, spiritual growth, spirituality. 2 Comments

Book Review: Mark Thibodeaux’s Reimagining the Ignatian Examen

Book Review: Mark Thibodeaux’s Reimagining the Ignatian Examen

A review of Mark Thibodeaux's Reimagining the Ignatian Examen, [Click title to read more.]

Posted on July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 by samaritansongPosted in books, Christian books, Christian growth, Christian life, Christian living, Christianity, prayer, spiritual growth, spiritualityTagged book review, Christian books, Christian living, Christianity, prayer, spiritual growth, spirituality. 2 Comments

On The Defeat of Death

On The Defeat of Death

Nothing about death is right or good, but facing it has made me understand the radical nature of what I believe. [Click title to read more.]

Posted on July 8, 2024July 8, 2024 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian life, Christian living, Christianity, death, grief, spiritual fruit, spiritual growth, spiritualityTagged Christian living, Christianity, death, grief, spiritual growth, spirituality, suffering. Leave a comment

The Mess Is The Work.

The Mess Is The Work.

The mission isn't always where we think it is, especially when there's no neat end in sight. [Click title to read more.]

Posted on July 6, 2024 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian life, Christian living, Christianity, spiritual growth, spirituality, Struggle and DifficultyTagged career, Christian living, Christianity, life and faith, spiritual growth, spirituality, work. Leave a comment

My Favorite Failure

My Favorite Failure

That I've failed is obvious. And I wouldn't have it any other way. [Click title to read more.]

Posted on June 22, 2024June 22, 2024 by samaritansongPosted in Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, forgiveness, spiritual growth, spiritualityTagged Christian growth, Christian living, Christianity, failure, forgiveness, sin, spiritual growth, spirituality. 1 Comment

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