preface: this is not a judgement on the characters or motives of any one person or family. this is a judgement on the culture’s tendency to overlook victims and the christian church’s tendency to minimize abuse. RECAP Last week news broke about the criminal misconduct of Josh Duggar, who is the eldest son of […]
Infinite Loveliness, Irresistible Tenderness: God, the settler of our minds
Are [the children] to go into the world ignorant of the questions that are searching many hearts, to be staggered by the first shock of evidence and opinion running counter to the old thoughts? No; but how I wish I could do [the children] the like inestimable served that a great teacher has done for me and […]
People of the Cross, and ISIS
Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. – John 16:2 _____________________________________ Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God…they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. – Revelation 20:4 […]
Where Privilege Blinds, Love Sees
In a culture where “I was naked and you clothed me” means we donate used items to the Goodwill, where “I was hungry and you gave me food” means we offer a couple of bucks out the window to a panhandler, and where “I needed shelter and you took me in” only makes us cringe, […]
Morning Thoughts: Christ and Humanity
I am up early with my girls today. One wakens with the after-affects of a bloody nose spread across her skin, the other wakens with a belly full of giggles. We bathe, share bananas, and I brew a cup of coffee – a real treat, something I don’t usually get to consume. The sunrise is […]
Land of the Living
The night finds me distracted by library books and headlines about Weapons of Mass Destruction and the little boy making a bed on my living room floor. ISIS advances and Ebola sweeps, but today my grandfather said vows in his twilight years and married the woman he loves. FaceTime carried to their great-grandfather the congratulations of my children. I […]
Discussing Sex And Culture With Kids
I spent the afternoon discussing sex trafficking, pornography, and the grocery store’s placement of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition (at the eye-level of third grade boys). Sometimes, all the sunshine in the world–all the love, all the joy, and all the hope–seems utterly tucked into shadows. I’m raising sons in this place, on this planet. […]