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Blog post“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin…For the death he died he died to sin, onc
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Blog post“For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.” – Romans 14:7-8
We are redeemed in Christ.
Yet who do we work the hardest to make happy? The words of Paul in Romans 14 remind us we ought to live mainly to make God happy. That should be our greatest motivation, the goal overshadowing everything we do. As we are reminded in the -
Blog postLife is full of choices. This road sign I jogged past brought with it one aspect of the manly, chivalric life I need to remember. If life’s a journey, right now for me it’s a journey in a 15 passenger van with a wife and a passel of kids. And most days I just want to coast that big ol’ van on autopilot down a straight road. But the road diverges whether I like it or not. If I’m the driver and I’ve really got a plan for my family’s destination, I’d better pick a turn and take it.
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Blog postThis Christmas season I read Charles Dicken’s Christmas Carol to my kids for the first time. It’s been a fantastic experience for me (and it seems like for them, at least the older ones), and one I’d recommend to parents in general.[1] As I have been every time I read this great work, I’ve been reminded by just how well written this little, world-changing gem of a story is.
One particular aspect of the story that struck me this year is the way the entire story hinges on exploring the -
Blog postThe gospel.
A word used so often it’s become part of our everyday English vocabulary. But how often do you think about what the word really means, or why the writers of the New Testament (and the great Author of the New Testament) picked the term “gospel” to describe its message?
Imagine you’re alive in 34 AD, and Christianity is just starting. Suppose one of the Apostles walked up to you (like, say, during a posca break between church planning meetings) and asked “if you coul -
Blog postI’m extremely excited to present you all with MY FIRST PICTURE BOOK! Check out this sweet trailer I had fun making.
Limited time offer: get the novel Juvament! (wherein the hobgoblins first appeared) at a great discount with your hobgoblin picture book! Pre-order it at our store!
The book was not only fun to write and draw but also extra special to show to my kids. I wrote it for them and they all make an illustrated appearance. I’ve also enjoyed gett -
Blog postDo you have the heart of a hero? Do you have the spirit of a superhero?
My favorite superhero stories are the ones in which the protagonist has no supernatural ability, no bizarre biologic mutation. His main superpower is his iron will to act and keep acting against anything the bad guy can throw at him.
How about you? Do you have the heart of a hero? We would like to say yes. But what do our actions say? What do you do…
When life gets hard, when unexpected boulders fall f -
Blog postRain.
It is often thought of as depressing.
But did you know the Bible often talks of rain as a good thing, a sign of God’s mercy?
Where you are when it’s raining can make a big difference in how you feel about the rain. If you’re standing in it while your love walks away from you into the night and melancholy musical scores fill the air, you may indeed view rain as depressing. But if you’re inside a cozy house snuggled up with your darling, listening to the rainfall o -
Blog post“When a man desires a thing too much, he at once becomes ill at ease.”
Thomas Á Kempis[i]
This simple line from one of the Middle Age’s greatest devotional writers rang recently like a clarion bell in my soul. In this time of fear and uncertainty, when the labels “essential” and “non-essential” are often in our headlines, the words of Á Kempis are especially important to consider.
Have you stopped to think about what is essential and non-essential in your p -
Blog post“And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.” –Malachi 4:6
Now that most of us are stuck at home to avoid spreading sickness, it is a particularly good time to remember this classic passage about turning our hearts toward home, since our bodies are stuck home anyway.
I’m currently at home less than most people I know, since I’m still driving to work full time in my ess
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