Slow, honest writing about faith, grace, and the long road home. New entries each week.
Many believers assume that because the early church practiced burial, any other method must be a violation of God’s law. We often confuse tr…
We often imagine that if we were truly "spiritual," we would stop tripping over the same old stones. We assume that a mature belie…
Sometimes the problem isn’t that God has walked away. Sometimes the problem is that we’ve built our expectation of Him on how we feel rather…
Sometimes we look for deeper meaning in ancient rituals because we are bored with our daily walk. We hunt for a secret key in Hebrew roots…
Sometimes the problem is not that God is silent. Sometimes we are too crowded inside to hear Him. We treat prayer like a vending machine, in…
Many Christians think the battle against lust is won by sheer force of personality or avoiding certain websites. I used to think the same th…
Sometimes the problem is not that God is silent. Sometimes we are too crowded inside to hear Him. We fill our hearts with "what-ifs,&qu…
Sometimes we treat Lent like a spiritual diet plan. We talk about giving up chocolate or social media as if God is checking a box to see how…
Sometimes we treat the Bible like a scientific encyclopedia, expecting it to settle every debate of the modern age. We look for technical da…