From the moment the doctor says, “It’s a girl!” we fathers witness the surfacing of a phenomenon that is placed within us by God long before. These emotions that appear seemingly from nowhere include the innate sense of protection,...
“I am wired by nature to love the same toys that the world loves. I start to fit in. I start to love what others love. I start to call earth “home.” Before you know it, I am calling...
“The road that leads to heaven is risky, lonely, and costly in this world, and few are willing to pay the price.” – David Platt: Follow Me
Let’s say I wanted to go into the commercial space transport business. I want to charge people to fly them into outer space for one hour, just to see how incredible it is. Anyone can go, as long as...
We labor diligently, especially if it’s work to which God has called us. But when that labor hurts those we love, perhaps it’s time to take a closer look. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it, it means we...
“As American Christians, we celebrate the idea that, “all men are created equal.” This statement from our Declaration of Independence is grounded in the biblical teaching that every person in the world has been formed in the image of God and...
Just when you think you have it figured out, God steps in. Even when motives are good and we strive to serve, we don’t always know how that looks.
“It is true that God may have called you to be exactly where you are. But, it is absolutely vital to grasp that he didn’t call you there so you could settle in and live your life in comfort...
Joel says, “Why should someone else’s happiness be at the expense of your own? It shouldn’t.” Joel speaks as if he has never read the Bible, or at least not the parts that don’t pertain to wealth. He seems...
The road is sometimes rough and filled with potholes. Is that a bad thing? A friend, referring to a questionable relationship in which he was involved, stated, “This must be okay, since everything is going so smoothly. I mean—it...