Sometimes things feel too heavy. Sacrifice weighs far more than joy and hope and rest. And our bones ache and our souls wither a bit. We were told not to become weary in doing good—but here we are. Weary. I… Continue Reading
I’m confident that I’ll lose whatever cool points I’ve accumulated when I admit that I still love Napoleon Dynamite and will on occasion quote the classic flick. (Also, I think anyone who refers to something like “cool points” is definitely… Continue Reading
If you want to be a miserable pastor there is one certain way to do it; namely, be a people-pleaser. Richard Baxter says it well: “Remember what a life of unquietness and continual vexation you choose, if you place your… Continue Reading
His father had never at any time displeased him by asking, “Why have you done thus and so?” 1 Kings 1:6 I was a pretty squirrely teenager. I never did anything too terrible—but it was my mouth that got me… Continue Reading