Old Haunts
The dark night of the soul—have you tasted those bitter waters, believer?
6 hours ago8 min read
Commuting With Christ
I only met Steve Lawson once, but the memory of our meeting has cast a long shadow in my memory—particularly in light of recent events.
Mar 2310 min read
This is My Father’s Heart
Just as a piece of literature should tell us something about its author, or a timepiece its architect, so too does creation reveal its...
Mar 136 min read
Gentle & Holy
Many years ago, a large African-American man was riding the Detroit city bus on route to some destination of his.
Mar 59 min read
For God & Country
On the second of May 2011, the United States military conducted “Operation Neptune Spear” in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Feb 274 min read
Do We Really Believe What We Believe is Really Real?
Have you grappled with the fact that our world is one born out of the most curious of all possibilities?
Feb 177 min read
The Once & Future King
The Lord Jesus is the once and future King, reigning both now and in the ages to come, without end.
Feb 65 min read
The Sweetness of Repentance
In a few short phrases, Jesus provides the everlasting solution for all earthly sorrow, sin, and guilt: “repent and believe in the gospel.”
Jan 317 min read
Rubbing Shoulders Throughout Eternity
My father was a horologist by trade. I suspect the word horologist is a mystery to many of you; perhaps as esoteric as the line of work...
Jan 268 min read
All the Dark We Cannot See
Several years ago, I heard a story by R.C. on the issue of guilt and forgiveness.
Jan 108 min read
Consider the Snowflakes
Part Christmas story, part ghost story, part lament against Lady Ireland, The Dead has become a mighty footing in the cathedral that is...
Dec 29, 20246 min read
It's a Wonderful Strife
Before I settled into the profession of teaching, I worked for a number of years in the world of concrete.
Dec 24, 20246 min read
The Land of Many Meetings
Life is filled with empty chairs, is it not? Grief feels most fresh when the milestones of life begin to pass us by.
Dec 5, 20246 min read
None Other.
All of history is His story - and we're living through it. Every day, every moment, counts for eternity and counts for Him.
Nov 5, 20243 min read
Oh Yes, He Cares
The elders and pastors had only just left the house, leaving my father and I on our own for a moment. My father was weak by this point...
Oct 30, 20246 min read
How Then Shall We Pray?
The Bible is a Him book - it’s all about Him. The Bible also happens to be the world’s greatest hymn book.
Oct 22, 20247 min read
Distant Music
Upon every front, Ireland is divided. For centuries, her identity has been caught between the Catholicism of her past and the...
Oct 18, 202420 min read
Yesterday and Today and Forevermore
Theologian A.W. Pink once observed, "When we complain about the weather, we are, in reality, murmuring against God."
Oct 11, 20244 min read
The Good News & The Bad News
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
Sep 30, 20248 min read
Beams, Streams, and Shadows
Upon becoming a Christian, I was immediately arrested by one reality above all others: the exceeding beauty and loveliness of the Lord.
Sep 8, 20245 min read
Back to the Future
Just as America has left an unassailable mark on Western culture, so too has Walt Whitman left an unassailable mark on America.
Aug 24, 202414 min read
On the Giving of Cups of Cold Water
Writing can be a rather thankless job. Now, lest you hasten off to make any sour conclusions, allow me to elaborate.
Aug 23, 20246 min read
Big Shoes, Bigger God
Finding a moment to be alone at my father's funeral visitation was not impossible, but it certainly was difficult.
Aug 19, 20247 min read
Visit Many Good Books, But Live in the Bible
Life is a vapor. The days may be long, but the years are short, and becoming shorter still. There hardly seems time enough in the day to...
Aug 5, 20244 min read
A Word Fitly Spoken
In my pride, I once thought that only a miracle had sufficient power to bring me to my knees before Christ. An event so utterly...
Jul 31, 20248 min read
Of Oaks & Men
A small voice broke the silence with a question, “Mordor, Gandalf, is it left or right?”
Jul 21, 20245 min read
I Still Do & I Always Will
July 16th marks two wonderful years of marriage for Elaina and I. Oh, how the time flies!
Jul 16, 20247 min read
The Death of Doubt in the Death of Christ
In my first year of university, I took a course titled “The World History of Crime”. The course played out just as the title suggests.
Jul 11, 20247 min read
In the Garden of God's Glory
There are always those events in life which, despite how eagerly you may await them, always seem to fall short.
Jul 5, 20246 min read
Can You Hear the Music?
This may age me terribly, but so be it. Debussy’s “Clair De Lune” is not only my favorite piece of classical music, but it very well may...
Jul 1, 20245 min read
Sitting on Suitcases
To feast on the beauty of Jesus, to inquire about His temple and to rest among the folds of His robe, that is what we were made for.
Jun 23, 20248 min read
Good, Not Safe
I’ve never been one to struggle with the reality of God’s sovereignty. Namely, that lofty doctrine whereby God declares that there is not...
Jun 19, 20246 min read
The Empty Chair
Amidst the challenges of planning a wedding, there is one practicality that stands apart from the rest. I am, of course, referring to the...
Jun 14, 20244 min read
Walking and Talking
Walking and talking are lost arts. Whether done on their own or in conjunction, this fact remains: people no longer walk the way they used..
Jun 10, 20244 min read
One Thing is Needful
Today is my twenty-sixth birthday, and while that may not make me “old”, I feel the wane of time all the same. Perhaps I am just an old...
Jun 2, 20245 min read
From Darkness to Light
The Romantic period was a time of unprecedented political, cultural, and artistic upheaval. It was also a time of staggering contradictions.
May 30, 20248 min read
No More to Roam
With another anniversary coming around the bend, I find myself thinking more and more of my father.
May 27, 20249 min read
Fear is in the Eye of the Beholder
Just as we battle suffering and sickness all our lives, so too will we wage war until our dying breath with the many sins that...
May 24, 20247 min read
A Fork in the Road
This week did not get off to the best start, and it was entirely my fault. After a rather long and tiring past few days, my wife and I...
May 22, 20246 min read
Those of Other Worlds
When I was a young boy, I had an imaginary friend. In fact, I had many imaginary companions. These make-believe friends of mine were...
May 16, 20249 min read
Before an Audience of One
As a student and lover of literature, the film Dead Poets Society has long held a place of particular affection in my heart.
May 12, 20245 min read
Beggars Who Give Alms
I am a perfectionist. However, there are times when this reality feels more like a curse than it does a blessing.
May 7, 20246 min read
The Unspoken Tongue
In the halls of my darkened memory, the night of my father’s passing is well-preserved. I may have forgotten a great many things about...
Apr 29, 20244 min read
The Burning of the Heart
Within this ‘one true myth’, nestled near the end of Luke’s gospel, lies an account that is incredibly dear to my heart...
Apr 23, 20247 min read
The Great White Throne
Once upon a time, though time is a poor word for it, hardly a timeless term at all, for time did not yet exist, time was not yet made -...
Apr 9, 20242 min read
For Everything There is a Seasoning
Now that the house was finally empty, it did not take long for silence to rush in and fill that rather large vacuum left by aunts, uncles...
Apr 4, 20248 min read
The Wood Beyond the World
The world of late has gone astray. Up is down, left is right, good is now railed as evil, and evil hailed as good - and quite frankly, I...
Apr 1, 20246 min read
The Son Also Rises
Picks up the whole horizon, how can it not
The weight of the world, wood, and wild
Sits upon its very shoulders, that is its lot...
Feb 23, 20241 min read
