Sabbath Rest for a Redeemed People
As 21st Century Americans we are extremely restless – meaning it is very difficult for us to rest. Silence and inactivity often make us uncomfortable, so we reach for our cell phones to catch up on a...
View ArticleRace of Repentance
There is often an aversion amongst evangelical Protestants to talking about faith and repentance together. The fear is that salvation will be linked to works. One of the great legacies of the...
View ArticleAlready But Not Yet
The land is a major theme in Deuteronomy. God had delivered Israel out of slavery. But he didn’t deliver them so they could just be wanderers and exiles. He was taking them to a place! He was taking...
View ArticleWhen Leaders Die
When I heard about the passing of Steve Jobs yesterday evening, for some reason it struck a chord of emotion in me in a way that isn’t typical when I learn of the death of someone famous. The emotion I...
View ArticleCommunity: Just a Matter of Personal Choice?
Community. As Christians, we all want it. Unfortunately, we often want it primarily for what we will get out of it, not for what we might have to put into it. Because of this, it is easy to have a...
View ArticleReading the Bible Together
King David, in Psalm 19, says this about the word of God: 7 The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. 8 The...
View ArticleWhy and How We Worship Together
Worship. If we’re honest with ourselves, we can easily have a reductionist view of that word. That is, for most American evangelical Christians, worship is primarily about music and preaching. Like it...
View ArticleFirst Day of High School
This morning I dropped off my daughter Lauren and her friend Emily at high school. High school. I have a daughter in high school. The drive over was fairly quiet. I asked Lauren and Emily how they were...
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Newtown and Advent
On Monday morning, I left the house early. The last person I said goodbye to on my way out the door was Sophie, my 6-year-old. I had to get down on one knee to look her in the eye and take in her wide...
View ArticleGod on Boylston Street
At 2:43 PM last Monday, I took out my iPhone and made a 13 second video of the finish line. I was standing on the northeast corner of Exeter and Boylston in Boston. My wife had completed the marathon a...
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