Author: Andrew Dealy

Staying Stable in a Culture of Chaos

Immersed in a culture that idolizes individuality, autonomy, self-expression, and self-definition, we find that the old temptation for Adam and Eve has simply been repackaged and updated for our current day. The song of our society declares, “You can be whatever you want to be!” and “No one else can tell you who you truly are.” Such statements, sweet sounding to the flesh, bury the bitterness behind such self-determination: If you can be anything, you were designed for nothing. If only you can define who you truly are, then no one can help you figure it out. How are we to remain stable in a culture of chaos? What can we do to prepare our children to resist the seductive song of our culture? Below are a few things to consider. Continue Reading →

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Staying Afloat

There is a day coming when we will simply rest next to still waters and enjoy the wonder of a frictionless life, free from the tug and pull of our sin and the entangling currents inherent in the struggles of this world. We will finally have a complete experience of that brief moment when Peter’s feet glided upon the waves, and all that was wrong, broken, and impossible in Peter’s mind faded in the presence of Christ. Until that day arrives, we dwell with Peter in the in-between, our attention constantly shifting between the face of Christ and the problems surrounding us and those dwelling within. Continue Reading →

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