Gospel-Centered Resources for the Hurting
What is the significance of the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday? While not of interest to the Protestant tradition, this
What about the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday? Read More »
Grass is one metaphor used in the Bible to describe the status of Adam’s descendants. “All people are like grass, and all
Our Dying Bodies and the Resurrection Hope Read More »
The last conversation between Peter and Jesus is rich with possibility for thinking about our journey (Jn 21:9-23). The smell of fire
When God takes you where You don’t Want to Go Read More »
Time is a good creature fashioned by God and given the vocation of serving humanity (Gen 1:5, 14-19). Like the rest of
In Luther’s theology, the Word of God is central to his thinking about the nature and work of the Triune God; God
Contrast is essential for biblical hope and perseverance. Paul made it a discipline to regularly compare his present suffering with his promised
The Essential Discipline of Comparison: How To Think When We Are Hurting Read More »
“Truly you are a God who hides himself, O God of Israel, the Savior” (Is 45:15). This theme of divine concealing is
When God Hides in Suffering Read More »
In 1094 A.D., Anselm wrestled with this question and wrote a book attempting to answer it. Anselm’s book was an apologetic defending
The average person walks three miles an hour. With a little effort, we can increase that speed, but not by much. Our
The Three Mile an Hour God Read More »
There is one constant in life—suffering. And suffering has a way of witling everything down to the basics, it strips away our
One Foot in Front of the Other: Toward a Theology of Endurance Read More »
Hands down, parenting is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. The lion’s share of my guilt and shame are
When You Face Despair as a Parent Read More »
Certain stretches of existence are damn near unbearable. Life has a way of kicking us in the teeth regularly, but sometimes the
The Language of Pain and Honesty Read More »
The book of Job is a guide on how to engage God in the face of mouth-stopping pain. It is also a
Job’s Miserable Comforters Read More »
Seething in prayer, Job questions, “does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands?” (Job 10:3).
Praying to God against God Read More »
He Will Not Let me Get My Breath Life is hard. It leaves us breathless, exhausted and often, disillusioned. In these places
He Will Not Let Me Get My Breath Read More »
Jurgen Moltmann once said that the cross is “God’s protest against the misuse of his name.” We may envision God in many
The Cross and the Protest of God Read More »
Gerhard Forde defines sanctification (progression in holiness) as the “art of getting used to justification (the state of being righteous before God
Getting Used to Grace Read More »
I suffer from gospel amnesia. I forget repeatedly what Christ has done for me. I stray from him. I doubt his kindness.
A Daily Dose of Justification Read More »
The Lord’s Prayer is concerned with the daily. The petition for “daily bread” implies that the other requests are also daily in
Daily Forgiveness, Leadership and Deliverance Read More »
We have looked at daily bread, trouble, joy and mercy. These four things concern the vertical relationship between God and ourselves. This
Daily Encouragement Read More »
I heard this verse a billion times growing up and yet never heard it once. “This is the day the Lord has
In the last post we talked about our daily trouble. This post is a fitting sequel. Though daily trouble is certain so
Anxiety is a pervasive problem according to the testimony of Scripture. In Matthew 6 Jesus probes the issue. Birds, grass, and flowers
Work dominates the first two chapters of the Bible. The first sentences of Scripture introduce us to a God at work. Soon
Food is intended to anchor our thoughts in a few essential things. First off it reminds us that we are creatures. We