Jesus Came to Earth to Shine
In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis, the Pevensie children undertake a harrowing sail into “smooth, solid blackness.”
Continue ReadingFrom Anxiety to Hope
I recently read that it is biologically impossible to feel anxiety and sing at the same time.
Continue ReadingVulnerability Among Friends
A friend of Philip Yancey’s once described to him the difference between a church service and an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
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From the start, we see that Mary and Joseph are doing everything in their power to follow the Law first passed down in the days of Moses.
Continue ReadingA New Kind of King
What we need now in our world, is a deep and profound sense of hope.
Continue ReadingCasting On
I took up knitting many years ago. It’s a fun, rhythmic, soothing activity that can produce beautiful results, as long as you follow the pattern.
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I feel alive exploring new trails and scaling challenging terrain. I’m the guy who sees a trail map and starts plotting how I can complete every trail.
Continue ReadingThe Angle of the Angel
Of all the angles and characters we usually consider around the story of Christmas, John the Baptist and his father, Zechariah, are not high on that list.
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