Steve Wiens is a gift to the blogging world. He is a pastor whose voice is a needed reminder of the power of vulnerability and authenticity. I’m lucky enough to live in the same city as him, and can tell you his real life presence is just as great as … Continue reading
It is said in the Scriptures that David is a “man after God’s own heart.” What does that mean when it describes a man who messed up in so many ways during his life? Many people have theories. But the longer I have read the Psalms, so many of … Continue reading
I have made it through one third of my journey of writing through the Psalms. Hallelujah! 50 Psalms down, only 100 to go… I want to start the next leg of the journey by moving towards some longings I have had for quite awhile. I long to … Continue reading
We have this bad habit of creating a hard line of division between the Old and the New Testament. I have even heard people (maybe even me at some points of my journey) talk about “the God of the Old Testament,” as if the birth of Jesus fundamentally … Continue reading
I am going to die. Not soon. At least I hope not. But, regardless of when, I can say with confidence that someday, I will die. And you will do. Is it weird to read that? It’s difficult to write it. I am a product of a … Continue reading
Sometimes I wish I lived in ancient Jerusalem. I long for the clarity of a theocracy, in which the laws of the land and the laws of God are one and the same. Wouldn’t everything be so much easier if we lived in a place God promised to … Continue reading
We humans have a tendency to dissect things to the point that what was once whole becomes a pile of unrecognizable pieces. We think that looking at things from every angle helps us see more clearly, but I wonder sometimes if it actually puts our focus in the wrong … Continue reading
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. – Psalm 46:1 Father, in a distracted, fragmented, wandering world, You are here. Present. Fully present. Ever present. Exceedingly present with us. Is there any greater gift You could give? You hold our hands through … Continue reading
I would be embarrassed if you could see my thoughts. I try to conceal how self-centered I am, but if you had this view to my inner mind, you would see the truth. I think about myself all the time. I get ready in the morning and … Continue reading
It is a question that rattles around like that pebble in our shoe that just won’t go away. Irritating us. Rubbing against our foot. Distracting our minds from the walk. We fear what will happen if we shake that stone lose. If others see, they will know that … Continue reading
