Month: February 2018

“It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes [and fears] for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger, … Continue reading Morning Vulnerabilities →

16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” … Continue reading Being a Father; Being a Son →

24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. - Romans 7:24-25 Recently I have felt more melancholy than … Continue reading Chick Fil-A and This Daily Sorrow →

so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy upon us - Psalm 123:2b May our eyes be found to be satisfied resting in His image. When He returns, may we be the first to see Him. It is in these times of frustration and struggle that our gaze lowers and … Continue reading Hope and Televised Despair →