“When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son!’” – John 19:26 The disciple Jesus loved. For those of you who don’t know, this phrase is referring to John… in the book of John. Now, some critics have used this to point out […]
The Sick
I have a story to tell you. It begins in Israel beside the sea. Jesus was teaching the people, helping them to grow in understanding. As he was walking along, he saw a man named Levi sitting at a tax booth. Jesus called him, and he followed him. Later in time, Jesus was eating a […]
“I Only Have One Son”
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Chasing Our Chickens
Today I have a bit of a different kind of post for you. This one is a story about something that happened to me recently. Just a warning, it’s gonna be a bit strange, but we’re all a little strange every once and a while, right? Stick around until the end though, because I actually […]
You Don’t Need to Be Afraid Anymore
When I was a kid, I was scared of the dark. I would run from the living room back to my bedroom and jump up onto my bed as fast as my little legs could carry me so that whatever was out there couldn’t get me. The darkness, that shadowy place where everything bad and […]
Beyond a Shadow
“Do not be deceived, Wormwood. Our cause is never more in danger than when a human, no longer desiring, but still intending, to do our Enemy’s will, looks round upon a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished, and asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys.” – C.S. Lewis, […]
A Nation Reversed
I realized a while back that I have yet to write about the meaning behind the name of this blog, so I guess this is as good of time as any to do that! When choosing this name, I thought about the concept of Christians living in the world, but not being of the world. […]
Genesis 1-3: The Story of Man
Last week we unpacked the beautiful story of the creation of the world, but I saved the creation of man for this week. This story is also beautiful, but it carries with it great sorrow and pain as well, so hold tight. To begin, we look at day six of creation. God spent five days […]
Genesis 1: In the Beginning
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1 It is a simple, straightforward statement, yet it lays the foundation for an epic story wrought with beauty and tradgedy, filled with love and fear, and riddled with life and death. The very first words in the beginning of the Bible mark […]
No Turning Back
At the end of the church service at the time I am writing this, we sang ” I Have Decided to Follow Jesus”, and it reminded me of something vital to our faith. It reminded me that following Jesus is hard, and we may walk alone. Some Christians don’t realize that following Jesus will be hard, […]