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.]

Advent & Tears

This Advent, my hope is to present myself exactly as I am to God and to a season that mingles both mourning and joy. [Click title to read more.]

I Cannot Save A Dead Bird.

Hope begins with what I know cannot be done. [Click title to read more.]

Death, Beauty, and Learning How To Muddle Through

Sometimes the grief is worse, not better. At those times, God comforts me with beauty. [Click title to read more.]

Consolation, Desolation, and Stumbling into the Light

The aftermath of loss isn't what I expected. [Click title to read more.]

Jonathan Study Week 5 Now Available!

If you're worried about leaving a godly legacy, or wonder what God intends to make of your life, this lesson is for you. [Click title to read more.]

Eternity Doesn’t Matter To Us The Way It Should

Eternity - the prospect of a God beyond time, of endless endlessness with Him, of what it means - makes everything small: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Eternity dwarfs the worst wars and the brightest moments of human history. [Click title to read more.]

Don’t Be So Ready To Leave This World Behind

When we leave, the light leaves with us. [Click title to read more.]

The Difference Between Real and Abstract Belief

I suspect that for believers it's easier and more comforting to face Christ's return or our return to Him in a sort of happy abstract rather than as a realistic possibility: those events are coming, they're out there, and they matter, but we don't always regard them with a profound sense of urgency. [Click title to read more.]

Mind The Small Hurts

The answer isn't to compare pain or place it on a relative scale of suffering, but rather to address pain as pain, in context, regardless of the source. Yes, we absolutely must kick into gear the moment we hear a word like "cancer" or "death." But I hope we can also mobilize ourselves to respond with similar compassion to words like "frustration" and "fear" and "chest cold." [Click title to read more.]