Nehemiah calls his people to fight for their families. The Hebrew word (pronounced Iaw-kham) means to wage war. This brings to mind the third commandment of chivalry, which calls us to become selfless defenders, especially…
Leave a CommentIn this passage, Peter calls us to love our unseen Savior with joyful rejoicing. He assumes because of our love we will choose joy. Let’s look deeper at the responses we should have to Christ…
Leave a Comment“Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In…
Leave a CommentNehemiah tells us the joy of the Lord is our strength… Why, exactly, is the joy of the Lord our strength? This answer is because of the nature of joy; because of what joy is.…
1 CommentI was awake at 12:30 in the morning a few days ago, my mind bursting with memories from my past, many of which feel like seeing the biography of another man’s life merely because it’s…
Leave a Comment“If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have…
1 Comment“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.…
Leave a Comment*Warning: This is a post about a car wreck, including some details.While the end result is positive, some details of the wreck, descriptions ofimagined scenarios, and pictures are included. This is not a fun post…
5 CommentsI am living on borrowed time. It’s a truth I don’t often think about, and which hit me as I fought my way home from an unexpectedly long shift in a terrible mood. Have you…
Leave a Comment“But it’s so hard, you knowTo believe on your ownThat you’ll be okayWhen sorrow keeps chasing me down” There is a good thing about being an “artistic soul” who feels acutely the stark fallenness of…
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