Reflections on my fifty-second birthday
In honor of my fifty-second birthday season this past week, I re-read some old journals (always an instructive venture). I went back to 2003, as far back as they go on my current computer. I found the...
View ArticleWriting about triumph like Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens loved England. Because of this love, he felt a deep sense of urgency to help his homeland change in important ways. He wanted people to care about the poor, to care about orphans, and...
View ArticleFacing anxiety attacks
What do you do when your daughter who’s getting married in a week is sick with mononucleosis? Well . . . for me . . . default reaction. Worry. Yes, okay, I’m subject to anxiety attacks. Probably not...
View ArticleIs Satan really a defeated foe in my everyday life?
I was reading a little booklet about how Satan is a defeated foe. The text said something like, “So why is Satan so powerful in the world today? Because Christians haven’t believed that he is...
View ArticleWaging warfare through Psalm 18
It seemed like a normal day. I was going about my ordinary household tasks, for the most part on automatic. But during the course of the day I became aware of where my heart was going. I realized that...
View ArticleThe Heavenly Man: Revival in China . . . and Iran
I first posted this piece in February of 2010. Update on it below! ******************** I’ve been reading The Heavenly Man to my two teenagers at lunchtime. This book, which deeply influenced me three...
View ArticleChecking my motives
If you’re a conscientious Christian, then you’ve done it. In fact, you might do it regularly, maybe even obsessively. I helped that person, and I really wanted to help him, but I was also sort of...
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