If the call of Christ is too harsh or if what he requires is too much to ask, then I would venture to say that we have either never met …
Category: Devotional
Be Merry
Christmas is a time that we remember the meaningful things that give us a reason to joyfully celebrate in our current situations. Our present life is lived in a world …
The Pursuit of Beauty
“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.” …
Advent and Yearning
As I was working on this post, a post about yearning for the second coming of Christ, I was having trouble. To be honest I have very little sense of …
Jesus as the Ideal Work of Art: Part 1
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning …
The Narrow Gate
Jesus blazed a trail of self-denial and sacrifice. His trail is a path where I find myself crucified, daily taking up my cross in the pursuit of losing my life …
Celebrating Christmas
Like the enemy soldiers in WWI who stopped fighting on Christmas to celebrate and yearn for “peace on earth” together, we celebrate things that don’t seem to exist in real …
The Enemy is Defeated
God spared the son of Abraham, and God provided a ram. God spared the Hebrews in captivity because of the blood of lambs. But he did not spare his own …
Wait.
An idol is an idea. The danger of an idol originates in the heart of the worshiper, not the stone. A stone is not dangerous, but desiring something to the …
The Vineyard and its Owner
Isaiah tells the story of a man who plants a vineyard. He did everything right. He chose fertile land, he cleared it of any obstructive debris, and he built a …
