Beams, Streams, and Shadows
Upon becoming a Christian, I was immediately arrested by one reality above all others: the exceeding beauty and loveliness of the Lord.
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Blogs, Essays, Poetry & More
- Aug 23
- 6 min
On the Giving of Cups of Cold Water
Writing can be a rather thankless job. Now, lest you hasten off to make any sour conclusions, allow me to elaborate.
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- Aug 19
- 7 min
Big Shoes, Bigger God
Finding a moment to be alone at my father's funeral visitation was not impossible, but it certainly was difficult.
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- Aug 5
- 4 min
Visit Many Good Books, But Live in the Bible
Life is a vapor. The days may be long, but the years are short, and becoming shorter still. There hardly seems time enough in the day to...
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- Jul 31
- 8 min
A Word Fitly Spoken
In my pride, I once thought that only a miracle had sufficient power to bring me to my knees before Christ. An event so utterly...
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- Jul 21
- 5 min
Of Oaks & Men
A small voice broke the silence with a question, “Mordor, Gandalf, is it left or right?”
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- Jul 16
- 7 min
I Still Do & I Always Will
July 16th marks two wonderful years of marriage for Elaina and I. Oh, how the time flies!
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- Jul 11
- 7 min
The Death of Doubt in the Death of Christ
In my first year of university, I took a course titled “The World History of Crime”. The course played out just as the title suggests.
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- Jul 5
- 6 min
In the Garden of God's Glory
There are always those events in life which, despite how eagerly you may await them, always seem to fall short.
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- Jul 1
- 5 min
Can You Hear the Music?
This may age me terribly, but so be it. Debussy’s “Clair De Lune” is not only my favorite piece of classical music, but it very well may...
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- Jun 23
- 8 min
Sitting on Suitcases
To feast on the beauty of Jesus, to inquire about His temple and to rest among the folds of His robe, that is what we were made for.
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- Jun 19
- 6 min
Good, Not Safe
I’ve never been one to struggle with the reality of God’s sovereignty. Namely, that lofty doctrine whereby God declares that there is not...
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- Jun 14
- 4 min
The Empty Chair
Amidst the challenges of planning a wedding, there is one practicality that stands apart from the rest. I am, of course, referring to the...
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- Jun 10
- 4 min
Walking and Talking
Walking and talking are lost arts. Whether done on their own or in conjunction, this fact remains: people no longer walk the way they used..
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- Jun 2
- 5 min
One Thing is Needful
Today is my twenty-sixth birthday, and while that may not make me “old”, I feel the wane of time all the same. Perhaps I am just an old...
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- May 27
- 9 min
No More to Roam
With another Father’s Day coming around the bend, I find myself thinking more and more of my own father. He was a great man...
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- May 24
- 7 min
Fear is in the Eye of the Beholder
Just as we battle suffering and sickness all our lives, so too will we wage war until our dying breath with the many sins that...
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- May 22
- 6 min
A Fork in the Road
This week did not get off to the best start, and it was entirely my fault. After a rather long and tiring past few days, my wife and I...
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- May 16
- 9 min
Those of Other Worlds
When I was a young boy, I had an imaginary friend. In fact, I had many imaginary companions. These make-believe friends of mine were...
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- May 12
- 5 min
Before an Audience of One
As a student and lover of literature, the film Dead Poets Society has long held a place of particular affection in my heart.
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