A Response to Tragedy, Part 1
How do we respond to tragedy? These are the thoughts I have been wrestling with and the string of Christian faith to which I have been clinging through my sorrow.…
The Road Goes Ever On and On
Daily Office Meditation: 7th Week of Easter – Friday (18) This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.…
I Will Behave Wisely in a Perfect Way
Daily Office Meditations: 7th Week of Easter – Tuesday (2) I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my…
What Is Man That You Are Mindful of Him
Daily Office Meditation: 6th Week of Easter – Thursday 3) When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, (4)…
All Good Things Come From God
Daily Office Meditations: 6th Week of Easter – Tuesday (5) For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That…
Many are the Troubles of the Righteous
I recently sat down to do devotions. I had skipped a few days and had been tempted to fall into the mindset, "it's not that helpful to read the Bible…
Episode 5 – Fr. Kenneth Tanner (Uncle Ken)
In this podcast, we talk about my Uncle Ken's story and how encounters with suffering have shaped his theology over the years. http://traffic.libsyn.com/theunfamiliarname/Episode_5_-_Father_Kenneth_Tanner.mp3
Advent Gratitude
There are many people who have explored this idea in better ways than I, (most notably, Ann Voskamp) but I have been thinking a lot about gratitude lately. As a…
He was Tempted in Every Way as We are
One of the most remarkable stories in the Bible is the story of Jesus' temptation. It is written, "[He] was tempted in every way as we are, yet he did…
Life and Death are in the Power of the Tongue
"In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and Word was God." It's hard to overemphasize the attention the Bible gives to the power of our…