My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
Our narratives
We are very good at creating consistent narratives that fit our experiences of the world, but we are not very good at interpreting the world.
Good intentions are evil
The terror of evil is not the horror we see in the movies. No, the danger of evil is that it appears to us as light. It deceives us by…
Our foolishness will be exposed
When we stand before God our foolishness will be exposed. What we held on to as wise will shrivel away. We will see it for the foolishness it is. Many…
Our appetites are fickle things
Our appetites cannot contain beauty. Our appetites are fickle things that sway with the prevailing wave, never satisfied and as gaunt as the grave. They harbor selfishness and petty squabbling.…
Monsters
We become monsters when we lean on our understanding; it is in the vulnerability of being broken through the fear of the Lord that we are healed.
The fool calls a fool a fool
The fool calls the fool a foolEvil destroys evilLiars calls others liarsBoth do what is right in their own eyesBoth hate Love, who demands loveBoth hate Truth, who demands truthBoth…
Being Stripped of our glory
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And…
Actors on a stage
When we base our Christian walk on how well we do, we become actors trying to fit the image of what this is thought to be. But when we come…
Your goal ought to be to lose an argument
One’s goal in every disagreement ought to be to lose. Losing is better than winning an argument. When you win you don’t grow. When you lose you grow and gain…
Effectual calling
Some will question God’s effectual calling of men, saying that we must uphold the “responsibility of man”. Man does have free will and responsibility to choose God, but our free…
