Although the world is fundamentally cursed and unfair and we have to reconcile ourselves to that, we also need to think about the fact that we are the ones who can make it a little less unfair. [Click title to read more.]
Tag: love
What It Looks Like To Forget God
Yes, in a world that has forgotten God, sin will reign. And in a world that has forgotten God, love will be dead, too - along with mercy, and compassion, and forgiveness. [Click title to read more.]
He Is There. Because He Wants To Be.
I marvel perpetually at God and His endless, endless patience for our shenanigans. [Click title to read more.]
In A Trying Time
In this fractured moment in history, God is waiting, willing, wanting to use His church. But His church must let itself be used. [Click title to read more.]
The Love That Is Changeless
Yes, we are eternally loved, but somehow that's never enough. [Click title to read more.]
Love Is Going To Feel Awkward
Loving or serving in the way God prefers is awkward and clumsy and strange and the only reason we can do it is because He does it from within us. [Click title to read more.]
Why Our Culture Undervalues Sacrifice
When I talk about undervaluing sacrifice, I'm talking about how we undervalue everyday sacrifice: the 90% of moments that involve giving up something not-so-big for something that not everyone agrees is really important. [Click title to read more.]
The Peril of Forgetting Jonathan
If you're a believer, you surely have a Jonathan - a person you've leaned on, someone who understands you, who has helped you, who has ministered to you in a time of need. [Click title to read more.]
Congratulations On Doing What You’re Supposed To Do
We tend to celebrate the bare minimum as being exceptional, without realizing that we've simply set the bar so low for ourselves that we've made the bare minimum look like an accomplishment when it's not. [Click title to read more.]
Yes, The Parable of the Prodigal Son Is Unfair and Uncomfortable.
I'd like to be honest and say that if the parable of the prodigal son doesn't sometimes irritate you just a little, you might be missing another truth inside it. [Click title to read more.]
Samaritan's Song 