“Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.” (1 Peter 2:16) What does it mean to live as a servant of God? The Greek word for a…
We are sometimes asked whether the apostle Paul would have voted, if he was given the opportunity. We know that Paul viewed himself as a citizen of heaven (Philippians 3:20), and he often did not make use of his Roman…
“So, brothers, in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.” (1 Corinthians 7:24) Many Christians spend an inordinate amount of time wondering what God wants them to be doing. “Am I where I should be?” “Am I…
“Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and called there on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.” (Genesis 21:33) Eternal God! Who called me to this landOf wells and deserts, dust and burning sand,Where nomads wander, and in…
I recently re-watched the movie ’13 Days’ with my brother. It’s a historical drama about the Cuban Missile Crisis, and a movie which I personally found fascinating (viewers beware: it’s rated PG-13 for brief strong language). Admittedly, not everyone would…
I recently read from a well-meaning Christian blogger, who was writing on the topic of overthinking. This is how she ended the article: “I don’t have a miracle cure for overthinking…But if ever there was a cure, it would have…
Several years ago I had the opportunity to read deeply about government gone wrong. I delved into books of both science fiction (like 1984 and Brave New World) and nonfiction analysis (like The Origins of Totalitarianism). From my study, I…
“Every situation is an opportunity to be boring or remarkable.” (Seth Godin) I used to see the unexpected as a hindrance. Suppose a friend was sick and wasn’t able to have dinner with me as expected. In the past this…
(1) Overthinking is not necessarily a sin – though it often is. However, it frequently has harmful effects because (1) it often distracts us from present duties, and (2) it often manifests deeper sin issues of the heart. Successful people…
A while ago I had the opportunity to read Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West by R. R. Reno (2019). What follows is not a book review, or even a single cohesive idea,…
