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Oct 31, 20243 min read

The Grammar of Grief

I enjoy learning about grammar. The way a language operates, how it employs various devices to accomplish the goal of conveying meaning,...

Feb 28, 20233 min read

This past Sunday, my pastor spoke about the distinction between justification and sanctification. Referencing WLC 70 and 75 he showed how...

Sep 21, 20222 min read

This past Sunday, my church sang From The Depths of Woe by Indellible Grace. I love that song. There are two lines in that song...

Aug 31, 20223 min read

Letter format might not seem like the most interesting thing to talk about. In fact, in many ways, the format of Paul's letters is...

Aug 17, 20223 min read

Jesus' Sermon on the Mount recorded in Matt 5-7 is one of the most familiar areas of Jesus' teaching. I say that because it contains a...

Aug 9, 20223 min read

Every day of our lives, we are surrounded by promises. Now, I'm not saying you'll hear the words "I promise..." multiple times each day....

Jul 12, 20223 min read

Martin Luther wrestled with the book of James. He famously declared it (along with Hebrews) to be "an epistle of straw". Some have...

Jun 30, 20223 min read

If you are reading this, you have been sinned against. I recently finished reading Robert Cheong's Restoration Story: Why Jesus Matters...

Jun 17, 20224 min read

I have been attending Sunday worship since I was a little kid. I don't say this to pat myself on the back. In fact, many of those years...

Jun 13, 20223 min read

There are a lot of preachers delivering sermons around the world on a given Sunday. These preachers range in a variety of ways: level of...

Jun 10, 20224 min read

If you stick around with me in this blog long enough, you'll read a lot of posts like this. Stuff about community. I'm sorry... but...

Jun 7, 20223 min read

I have made a lot of promises in my life. “I’ll be there” and “I’ll do that” are phrases I’ve used quite a bit over the years. Yet,...

Jun 1, 20224 min read

I recently came across a promotional video from Canon Press on Facebook which featured Rachel Jankovic sharing pithy statements of wisdom...

May 31, 20224 min read

It seems like people naturally look up to others. When I was a kid my superhero of choice was Spiderman. I'm not sure if it was the...

May 25, 20224 min read

Moody Bible Institute (my alma mater) recently hired their first ever female faculty member within the Bible and Theology department....