Being born in '95, my playlist would have consisted largely of VeggieTales songs, but Josh was gracious enough to let us kids to stretch into the '00s. So here we go.
Eating Locust and Wild Honey
"John the Baptist would not be John the Baptist without eating locusts and wild honey. Of course, he would not be John the Baptist either if he did not fulfill his spiritual charge" - Karl Barth
Preparing To Die At Three Years Of Age
God used their strictness and toughness to prune my whiny ass after it was grafted into the Vine via baptism. And I can’t stress enough: This was the 80s. We grew up on the A-Team and GI Joe. We were fluent in tough.
A Cultureless Faith
According to Schindler, the Christian church quietly obeyed the voices of the Enlightenment which told the church which compartment of the modern life it could have a say in; namely the realm of spirituality and personal religion.
Theology in Diverse Community
Calling out people's exegesis is not a kosher thing to do. Calling out the confessions are even more non-kosher.
blood bank
Giving blood has become a fixed point in my life, comparable to only a couple of other routines - church, my chiropractic adjustment
Childish Lawkeepers
Lord only knows much ink has been spilled over Jesus’ famous words “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” (Matthew 5:17).
How To Potty Train A Christian
The general Christian is like Judah — pooping in his diaper, peeing on the toilet seat, and beaming with pride.
Clinging to the Pain
Even should an accident claim one of my beloved children, my pain will never match that of a refugee fleeing the fear that overtakes them.
second august (i would that you were)
if you were here
because i am choking at my desk
Deep Breath
We should read the Old Testament with a deep breath and anticipate the messiah. When the Incarnation occurs, we must allow ourselves to be blown away by the incredulity of the story.
August in Music
The month of August has been good to me musically. I won free tickets to the three day Austin City Limits Festival in October.
In Medias Res
We are characters in a story, we are not the author. We are placed in the plot and given roles. We enter stage right or stage left and are called upon to recite our lines and act.
The Barefoot Man
For Christ, the putting on of human flesh led to the full exposing of humanity on the cross before God. Similarly for the Christian, putting on Christ is the full exposing of ourselves to our Heavenly Father.
God Aims at the Whole Creation
Jesus has initiated this glorious redemption and he has ascended to the right hand of God the Father Almighty from whence he has poured out His Spirit on His Church who will continue the work of redemption until all of Christ’s enemies have been made a footstool under his feet (Psalm 110:1).
The Aesthetic of the Suffering God
I would suggest that the sort of transcendent beauty discussed is not the world-saving beauty that Dostoevsky points us to; rather, the beauty that saves the world is actually quite ugly.
The Unsettling Gospel of God
By allowing the Gospel of Matthew to tell the story it wants to tell (rather than telling the story of a doctrine) Leithart brings out
shadowlands
I've discovered that travel only "sinks in" for me if I am going with, to, or returning home to, people I love. This rules out a lot of the "finding yourself" travel-related nonsense a more whimsical version of myself might still be tempted to go looking for.
No Day But Today
So, then, let us love like our God who is and has defined love.
Joyfulness
My children take great joy in the smallest things. And I enjoy their joy. Christian obedience is something like this. God, through His Spirit, works in us the smallest of obedience. This becomes the smallest of pleasures. And it pleases Him.