Here I raise mine Ebenezer. Hither by Thy help I’m come. October 30, 2009. Ten years ago today, I was shaking and sweating, my heart swelling with so much anticipation that I could hardly contain myself. In four years’ time, I had been given the unexpected, undeserved privilege of attending college and studying piano with … More Hither By Thy Help I’m Come
The heart of a man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. Proverbs 16:9 I don’t like surprises. I like to have my ducks in a row and know what’s around the bend. So, by age five, I had fully established my life plan. I knew that when I graduated from high-school at … More I Had Dreamed Up None of This
To my sweet surprise, my life is now made up of Word journeys. Fantastical adventures, as it were, with books and characters, stories and letters, worlds and kingdoms, ideas and truths – all which serve to shape me. Most recently, I took a six-month journey with The Preacher. THE Preacher, y’all. And another preacher. And … More My 6-Month Journey with The Preacher
What do you do when the Bible becomes old? When your “quiet time” is stuck in a rut? When you look at “Bible study” with skeptical eyes? When the Bible exists in a world separate from the one you’re living? When you wanna love that Book with the golden pages, but you’re not sure how? … More Bible Outside the Box
Colorful pencils and just a few chapters Large print with margins in big three-ring binders Weeks of slow reading to see what it brings These are a few of my favorite things No commentaries but first just the Bible Projects for study in every style Word-loving people who help me to think These are a … More These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
My life is peculiar. My experiences distinct yet varied. As a Christian, I feel just as uncomfortable in one circle as I do the next. And as I go about my days torn between a handful of evangelical worlds, I’m often saddened by what doctrine has done to us. What good doctrine has done to us. … More What Good Doctrine Has Done to Us
I randomly ended up in four different Bible passages. And this week, they randomly collided. See, I recently spent several weeks preparing for a talk on the supremacy of Christ. So Colossians 1 . . . 1:16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all … More Thrilling Collisions
