Author: Andrew Dealy

Book Review of A Small Book About Why We Hide by Ed Welch

Book Review of A Small Book About Why We Hide by Ed Welch

Posted by | Oct 4, 2022 | |

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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Book Review of Making Sense of Forgiveness: Moving from Hurt Toward Hope by Brad Hambrick

Book Review of Making Sense of Forgiveness: Moving from Hurt Toward Hope by Brad Hambrick

Posted by | Aug 9, 2022 | |

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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Insight and Change

Insight and Change

Posted by | Jul 27, 2022 | |

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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Book Review of Restoration Story: Why Jesus Matters in a Broken World by Robert Cheong

Book Review of Restoration Story: Why Jesus Matters in a Broken World by Robert Cheong

Posted by | Apr 5, 2022 | |

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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The Nuance of Knowledge

The Nuance of Knowledge

Posted by | Mar 21, 2022 | |

No one seems to enjoy being told, “You don’t need to know.” Something in our human nature bristles against such a minimizing statement. Even in perfection, our forbearers, Adam and Eve, didn’t exactly respond well to being told the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil wasn’t made for them. They seemed good with it at first, but all it took was the counsel of a slick, conniving serpent to shift their response. FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) slid into the desires of their heart, and they bit into the belief that knowing more would be better. It turns out they were wrong. Continue Reading →

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