Category Archives: creation

Better to Have Loved and Lost- Burying Duke

We buried Duke. We had not known him long. We didn’t have a great deal in common. His illness came on suddenly. Lisa and I had visited him, sought to comfort him, and prayed for him. When the sun rose … Continue reading

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What Love Is This? The World’s Hatred of the God of Love

The simplicity of God is a doctrine that provides a rather useful fence. The perfections of God are, of course, worthy of our excitement. Their infinity is, of course, staggering. But the simplicity of God is that place where these … Continue reading

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Got to Get Back to the Garden

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I’ll admit I got taken in the first time. As a grade school child my conception of cool included too tight silk shirts and blue jeans with more … Continue reading

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Ten Things I Miss About Childhood Summers

I am not a fan of summer. Not at all. I don’t like hot. I don’t like bugs. I don’t like night being overrun by daylight. Every year I count down the days until summer ends. The best thing I … Continue reading

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Encouraging Words; Celebs in Christ; The End of the End

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Ode A La Mode: We All Scream for Ice Cream

It is no surprise that when Paul seeks to summarize the scope of the unregenerate man’s sinful nature that he says, “Neither were they grateful” (Rom 1:21). That failure remains an ongoing enemy of the Spirit even when we’ve been … Continue reading

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Looking for peace and quietness?

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In the Garden

It was one of those moments when the things I learned in one part of God’s world intersected and harmonized with something I learned in another part, all beautified by artistic genius. I had already come to understand the wisdom … Continue reading

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This Week’s Romans Study- Ch. 13, God & Government

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The Bible Story

A friend of mine has been known to encourage me to produce my own study Bible. Happily, his vision for my study Bible isn’t quite the mammoth undertaking that putting together a real study Bible is. He suggests that my … Continue reading

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