Three Favorites of 2023

Three Favorites of 2023

I love books. This love of reading was fostered by my late father who used to take me each Saturday morning to wander through the aisles and load up on books. This was long before the days of the coffee-shop bookstore giants like Barnes and Noble. We would split-up...
Why is Spiritual Growth Difficult?

Why is Spiritual Growth Difficult?

It is not unusual for Christians to go through periods of dryness in their life of faith. Sometimes this can be distressing. We may find ourselves wondering if there is something wrong with us, or if our perceived progress in the faith was some sort of self-deception....
Why I’m Grateful for Christian Music

Why I’m Grateful for Christian Music

Lately I’ve been reflecting about growing up in the 1980s. I feel very blessed to have been a kid during the time of Big Wheels, Atari, BMX, Star Wars, and mullets. Well, maybe not the mullets. It was the heyday of the new wave of British heavy metal, hair...