There's nothing I enjoy more than getting my kayak into a stream before the sun comes up. It's all therapy for me, the steam lofting off the water retaining the heat from the prior summer day and the birds welcoming the rising sun with their songs. It all baptizes my thoughts in gratitude. It make makes me think about God.…...
Read MoreFire up the grill, don the swimsuit, get ready to vacay, but don’t waste your summer. The warm weather and renewed opportunities to grill meat always make me think of Fresh Prince and D.J. Jazzy Jeff’s classic song “Summertime.” June and July offer us a lot of chances to relax and reconnect. Just don’t waste it. The Apostle Paul gives…...
Read MoreHere's Your Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:40AM (EST). ⊕ C.S. Lewis Led Us Into a Hallway But Told…...
Read MoreC.S. Lewis has led generations through the wardrobe and into the magical land of talking Fauns, lampposts, and the benevolent lion. But Lewis led just as many—likely more—into a far more powerful place, a hallway. Yet Lewis made it clear, he didn't desire for any of us to stay there. Before I give more details about Lewis's hallway, I have…...
Read MoreWhat is the role of reason in the life of faith? Should a believer simply walk by faith and defy all rational concerns? Should Christians ever offer a coherent and compelling explanation for what they believe? How might we balance all the ways reason can both go right and wrong in the domain of spirituality? One of the definitions Webster's…...
Read MoreThis last Sunday I had the honor and joy of baptizing my son Josiah. He has been asking a lot of really insightful questions about faith for quite some time. That's why I wasn't surprised when I overheard he and my wife's conversation a couple months ago after dinner. I could tell they were talking about how a person confesses…...
Read MoreHere's Your Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:40AM (EST). ⊕ If You Can't Silence that Sad Song, Make it a…...
Read MoreSpring is in the air. There's a pep in our proverbial step. But what if there's not? What if the changing season, as full as it might seem on the outside, feels empty on the inside? We don't need any reminders the world is tough. Anxiety, depression, grief, loss, separation, loneliness, disappointment, guilt, shame, and regret, can all make it…...
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