I buried Daniel last Friday… He was 19 years old. He had a kid on the way… another kid who is going to grow up without his daddy in his life.  It’s been two weeks since he was murdered and I was hoping all the emotions would have faded by now but they haven’t. I’ve […]

I read this article on By Faith Magazine…  This is just part of the article… Good perspective from an artist… ————————————————— In his book Refractions: A Journey of Faith, Art and Culture, renowned artist and PCA elder Makoto Fujimura writes that God has taught him as an artist and a follower of Christ to live […]

I have been loving school and wanted to share a nice little nugget of truth one of my professors just wrote.  It really encouraged me tonight as I face the struggles of life in a broken “not yet” fully redeemed world… God is God and I am not. He is in control and I can […]

“Count it a blessing that you’re such a failure… Your second chance might never have come…” – David Bazzan (Pedro the Lion) If I wasn’t such a failure at almost everything I do,  than I wouldn’t get the chance to witness and appreciate the miracles of Jesus.  Our failures and lack of faith open up […]

As I was driving back up to Newark today from Virginia I listened to this great sermon from the Gospel Coalition by DA Carson.  It is long, academic/professor sounding, a few humorous moments, but most importantly rich with great support, encouragement and admonishment for Christians to really be to this world as the God of […]

I am amazed at the everyday “Kingdom Preparation” that happens in our lives as we live and interact in this world. The Gospel is actualized in us through the mundane things of life, the everyday parables that only those with “eyes to see” can decode and learn from. I think my eyes are starting to open… I pray they continue to.

Ok, this is a long one. it makes up for the lack of blogging I have done. You really are going to need to take about 30 minutes to read this and it might make you think really hard.  This is by all means a theological essay written from a reformed perspective.  If you have […]