Though my grandmother didn’t speak much English, I loved her very much. More importantly, I knew that she loved me even more than could be imagined—no words in any language were needed to convey that reality. While my grandmother passed away some time ago,—almost fifteen years now—she remains in my memory as one of the warmest, kindest, and sweetest souls that I’ve ever known.

Several years ago, Jordan Peterson appeared on the rather popular Lex Fridman Podcast. In no time at all, a discussion arose between the two men regarding their favorite author—the great Russian writer, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Their conversation was narrowing in on this point: which of Dostoevsky’s novels can rightfully claim the title as the greatest book ever written, Crime and Punishment or The Brothers Karamazov?

While no one has had a perfect childhood, many of us had a good childhood—even a great one. I, for my part, had a great childhood.

Yesterday my sister married the love of her life in Kitwe, Zambia. Cheyenne, the oldest among my three younger sisters, had first met...

The dark night of the soul—have you tasted those bitter waters, believer?

I only met Steve Lawson once, but the memory of our meeting has cast a long shadow in my memory—particularly in light of recent events.

Just as a piece of literature should tell us something about its author, or a timepiece its architect, so too does creation reveal its...

Many years ago, a large African-American man was riding the Detroit city bus on route to some destination of his.

On the second of May 2011, the United States military conducted “Operation Neptune Spear” in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Have you grappled with the fact that our world is one born out of the most curious of all possibilities?

The Lord Jesus is the once and future King, reigning both now and in the ages to come, without end.

In a few short phrases, Jesus provides the everlasting solution for all earthly sorrow, sin, and guilt: “repent and believe in the gospel.”

My father was a horologist by trade. I suspect the word horologist is a mystery to many of you; perhaps as esoteric as the line of work...

Several years ago, I heard a story by R.C. on the issue of guilt and forgiveness.

Perhaps I am just an old soul, but I feel the weariness of this world more and more with each passing year.

Part Christmas story, part ghost story, part lament against Lady Ireland, The Dead has become a mighty footing in the cathedral that is...

Before I settled into the profession of teaching, I worked for a number of years in the world of concrete.

Life is filled with empty chairs, is it not? Grief feels most fresh when the milestones of life begin to pass us by.

All of history is His story - and we're living through it. Every day, every moment, counts for eternity and counts for Him.

The elders and pastors had only just left the house, leaving my father and I on our own for a moment. My father was weak by this point...

The Bible is a Him book - it’s all about Him. The Bible also happens to be the world’s greatest hymn book.

Upon every front, Ireland is divided. For centuries, her identity has been caught between the Catholicism of her past and the...

Theologian A.W. Pink once observed, "When we complain about the weather, we are, in reality, murmuring against God."

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).