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I am a Christian, husband, father, church member, professor, & teacher who wants to help fellow pilgrims on our way to the Heavenly City.
Tag Archives: life
Don’t Confuse Happy With Easy
A great way to ruin your life is to equate happy with easy. It sounds harmless. Who doesn’t want an easier life? But once easy means happy, hard has to mean unhappy. So every hard thing gets refused and every … Continue reading
You Only Have Three Choices in Hard Times
When you meet a hardship in life, it is helpful to know you have three options. You Can Stop Quitting is always an option and it isn’t always a bad one either. If the pain or harm of something isn’t … Continue reading
Why I Made My Students Plan Their Own Funerals
To cap off our year together in theology, I gave my high school students an assignment I’m fairly sure several of their parents would later email me about (they did): plan your own funeral. Pick the songs. Pick the Scripture … Continue reading
Seven Pieces of Unsolicited Dating Advice
I dated my wife for six years before we got married. We met in high school. For those years, I was very much in love, but also was very broke and very jobless. Since husbands are providers, I couldn’t sign … Continue reading
Why I Argue With People Online
I don’t like conflict. It is uncomfortable and often gives me an icky feeling in my stomach. I am most definitely not one of those who seek confrontation, dispute, or arguments. They don’t excite me. They drain me. Yet, I … Continue reading
How Do I Know It’s Gossip?
I think (I hope) all Christians know gossip is sin. If you don’t, read the Bible for like 5 seconds (Psalm 34:13; Proverbs 10:26; 15:4; 18:13; Ephesians 4:29). What exactly is gossip, you may ask? I like Matthew Mitchell’s definition, … Continue reading
“Lord, Look at My Shells!”
These three paragraphs have graciously haunted me for over 6 years. I hope they do the same for you. John Piper: “I will tell you what a tragedy is. I will show you how to waste your life. Consider a … Continue reading
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