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July 23, 2021

The 3 Most Important Truths I Learned at Seminary

Westminster Theological Seminary has shaped my heart and head in more ways than I can list. But for those who haven’t been to seminary and are curious, or for those who have been and need a reminder, I thought I’d list the three most important truths I’ve learned there. I should clarify, though, that these […]

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Published on July 23, 2021 09:33

July 8, 2021

Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund

It’s always fun to read a book that’s having such a powerful impact for the glory of Christ and the health of the church. This is one of them. It’s been read widely and loved deeply, for good reasons: its beautiful blend of biblical theology, pastoral warmth, creative word crafting, and clear focus. What I […]

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Published on July 08, 2021 15:08

July 2, 2021

Get Out of Your Head by Jennie Allen

Jennie Allen’s Get Out of Your Head was on my reading list for a while. As someone who’s spent many years thinking and writing about mental health from a Christian perspective, I knew I needed to get to it soon. And I’m so glad I did! What I Loved Allen focuses on what’s perhaps the […]

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Published on July 02, 2021 11:12

June 28, 2021

God, Why Do You Trust Me with This Suffering?

Utterly inadequate. That’s usually how I feel in the midst of something difficult, like a bird without wings, watching the rest of his flock whip past him. It can be something huge, like watching my father die or slogging through the day with an anxiety disorder. But it can also be something small, like trying […]

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Published on June 28, 2021 06:28

June 15, 2021

Giving and Gifts of the Spirit: Part 1, Love

The Spirit gives many gifts. How poetic, since he himself is the Gift that God gives to the Son in perpetuity, the Gift he gives the Son without measure (John 3:34). In this series of posts, we’ll look not just at the gifts he gives, but at how each of those gifts is relational and […]

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Published on June 15, 2021 05:58

May 7, 2021

God of the Garden: What We Can Learn from Digging in the Dirt

Black earth has a sanctity to it. The color calls to us from a damp, ancient place where life comes from death. It’s the call of richness, of fertility, of potential. Black soil is the home of all things green and godly. And that makes perfect sense. All that’s green and godly comes from the […]

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Published on May 07, 2021 10:34

April 29, 2021

Where Lies Love’s Greatest Desire?

I came across a striking sentence that shouldered my mind down a long path with no end in sight (and that was a good thing). Let me share it with you. Love’s highest desire is not to appropriate, but rather to give. Edmund Clowney, Christian Meditation, p. 81-82 It doesn’t stand out too much, does […]

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Published on April 29, 2021 03:08

April 3, 2021

Things Unseen by J.G. Machen

There’s a lot of hype around this book, as there should be for anything written by Machenyhy. So I was excited to dive into it. This a series of radio talks that Machen delivered to a general audience in the 1930s, which makes the tone conversational and the reasoning accessible. If readers are looking for […]

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Published on April 03, 2021 05:41

April 1, 2021

The #1 Question I Get Asked about Anxiety

I should have written this post a long time ago, since the question is so frequent, and the answers to it can be so harmful or helpful. I’ve battled an anxiety disorder for over 12 years, and I’m a Christian. Knowing those two facts, you can probably guess the #1 question I’m asked by people […]

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Published on April 01, 2021 10:01

March 26, 2021

The Secret to Spiritual Growth: The Suffering Circle

Spiritual growth is a path we walk, not a monument we arrive at. In fact, you might even call that walking path an extended experiment, catered to each one of us, with its twists and turns, dips and descents, puddles and pavement. David Powlison once wrote, “Your entire life is a holy experiment as God’s […]

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Published on March 26, 2021 03:00