There are topics that aren’t enjoyable to write about. Topics that draw attention to the unrelenting brokenness, injustice, and suffering still pervasive in the world. They are topics that suck the air from our lungs and double us over with nausea. Such topics force us to face the dusty and disintegrating nature of living this side of heaven. They are painful topics that we need to talk about. Continue Reading →
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It took only two chapters into creation before hiding became the norm. Ever since the first fig tree lost its leaves to Adam and Eve’s frantic attempt to hide what could not be concealed, mankind has continued this pattern of pursuing earthbound coverings for spiritual problems. We hide because we can feel that something within us is very wrong. We hide because we know we can’t fix what we have broken. Ed Welch’s book A Small Book About Why We Hide is a welcome help to this persistent human problem. Continue Reading →
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The length of Brad Hambrick’s book Making Sense of Forgiveness had me worried. There are few topics I can think of as complicated, painful, helpful, needed, and riddled with practical difficulties as forgiveness. How could this topic be beneficially covered in so few pages? It seemed unreasonable to me. Hopefully, Brad will be able to forgive me for my doubts, for in a fast-paced, well-organized 160 pages, he has put together the most helpful book on forgiveness I have come across. Continue Reading →
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There’s nothing quite like insight. The moment when the dots connect can feel electric. It’s the basis of any good story, the moment when the plot shockingly turns, and we see what has happened and is happening from a new perspective. It’s the Aha! moment when we finally understand the mystery of how everything relates. Continue Reading →
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Stories are powerful and formative. The stories we choose to believe set the parameters for our self-conception and draw the lines of the paths we believe are possible in life. This world offers us no end of stories to believe. If we are not careful, we will find ourselves submitting to stories that are unworthy of our true nature. There is one perfect Storyteller, and it is through seeing and understanding His story that we gain clarity on our proper place and role in this life. Continue Reading →
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