I really was trying to stay out of trouble by sticking to the daily office readings as the source of my blog material for a little while. But the daily office reading for today… read more

It was that time of year once again, time for my annual physical; and I had been dreading it as badly as one can dread anything. But my dread was for reasons beyond the obvious… read more

We all know the basic story of Samson and Delilah from Judges 13-16. We all know that eventually long-haired Samson tells her the secret to his strength and she hands him over the … read more

Dying young is not tragedy. In fact, it’s the only way to live. This sentiment, drawn from Matthew 10:39, is the guiding premise in a book full of paradoxes. In Die Young:… read more

One Sunday in high school, my best friend took me to her Fundamental Baptist church. All I knew before going was that the denomination was more conservative than the SBC and that… read more

We don’t like to admit our own sin. If we are to admit sins to anyone, we point out other’s transgressions, but rarely our own. And if we do admit our sin, we never … read more