Rejoicing Over Roe, with an Asterisk

Christians everywhere should unequivocally rejoice over the end of Roe. Since Roe, over 60 million babies have been killed in the womb. In the most recent Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Supreme Court has affirmed that there is no constitutional right to an abortion (which makes sense, because there … Continue reading Rejoicing Over Roe, with an Asterisk →

How American Workers are Redeeming Their Employers from Rigor Mortis

In the last two weeks I have been clubbed into a senseless stupor by the lifeless policies and procedures of 2 large American companies, only to be revived by acts of genuine and personal helpfulness of the employees of those companies. Here are my stories. Story 1 - Lowes I ordered some cabinetry online for … Continue reading How American Workers are Redeeming Their Employers from Rigor Mortis →

Maintaining Marital Fidelity: The Danger of Gaps

It was pretty early on in our marriage-before kids anyway-when we got into a bit of a kerfuffle at church. There's something extra terrible about getting into a kerfuffle at church, especially when you're the pastor and your job is to stand up and declare the eternal glories of Christ. I'm sure it was hard … Continue reading Maintaining Marital Fidelity: The Danger of Gaps →

What I Want for my Daughters to Want

What I want for my daughters

Complimentary Sanctification

Today I would like to make the case that sanctification, the process of growing and maturing into Christ-likeness, is most fruitful when the efforts of the public and the personal are complimentary. The need for 2 different approaches in these settings is due to pacing, and I'll flesh that out below. In Scripture, we find … Continue reading Complimentary Sanctification →

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The resurgence of vinyl records and the inescapable embodiment of humanity

2 Hats the Pastor Must Not Wear

Over the last couple of years as ministry has changed for many churches, I find myself occasionally talking to a friend or colleague who left pastoral ministry and has found himself looking for employment in the secular world. Job interviews inevitably get around to asking about employment history, experience, and skill sets. How does a … Continue reading 2 Hats the Pastor Must Not Wear →

In Which Baloo Explains the Importance of Ontology

It was probably 1991 and one of my refuges during a year back in my birth country was American cartoons; cartoons like Talespin. In a way I envy my children who at ages 8 and below are able to navigate multiple streaming services to find the show they want. At age 11, I felt like … Continue reading In Which Baloo Explains the Importance of Ontology →

A Year Later

It was a year ago that we went in for our first specialist visit to discover the extent of our unborn daughter's heart condition. Katie was somewhere around 21 weeks and we had just celebrated Christmas. We laid our little girl to rest on March 19, and two weeks ago we were finally able to … Continue reading A Year Later →