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WALKING WHILE WOUNDED ISN’T SUPPOSED TO BE EASY
Reflections on 1 Peter It’s been nearly a year since my wife and I experienced the heartbreaking loss of an unborn child. I don’t pretend to know why it happened—only that it did. A person in pain will do nearly anything for relief. I thought my spiritual understanding and the educational pedigree I was working…
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CHEATER, CHEATER
Reflections on Galatians Admit it. We’ve all done it, seen someone do it, or thought about doing it at some point during our education: cheating. If you won’t admit it, I will. From one saved-by-grace cheater to another: there’s no way I would have passed my freshman-year, high-school Latin class without the pimple-laden brunette who…
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WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS
Reflections on Nehemiah “I’m leaving her; I’m getting a divorce.” I nearly dropped the phone. I knew things had been bad, but I had blindly assumed that they were working through their issues. After all, it was their first year of marriage. Everyone’s first year is tough. I had grossly miscalculated their relational progress, and…