“Good News at Rock Bottom” by Ray Ortlund
This was a beautiful commentary and application of one verse—Isaiah 57:15. While it is a shorter read, it offered a great depth of content. In particular, I personally benefitted immensely…
Continue readingThis was a beautiful commentary and application of one verse—Isaiah 57:15. While it is a shorter read, it offered a great depth of content. In particular, I personally benefitted immensely…
Continue readingTo effectively fight spiritual battles, we must know our enemy. The unfortunate reality, however, is that most people not only do not know the enemy and his tactics–they don’t even…
Continue readingRichard Rohr often offers insightful perspectives that challenge me, and The Tears of Things is certainly no exception. The book is an examination of the Old Testament prophets and invitation…
Continue readingIn my time of pastoral marriage counseling, I have read quite a number of books on marriage and intimacy and conflict resolution. It is not often that you encounter something…
Continue readingAre you taking the things of God for granted or with gratitude? That is the question Batterson invites us to tackle in A Million Little Miracles. And, before you immediately…
Continue readingAs a minister who made the transition from congregational pastoring to healthcare chaplaincy approximately four years ago, Jumper’s primer to chaplaincy caught my attention. It is unquestionably successful in serving…
Continue readingEarlier this year, I ran my first marathon. I trained extensively for the event, and it proved to be one of the toughest mental and physical challenges I have endured….
Continue readingSome years ago, I stumbled across Aaron Mahnke’s podcast Cabinet of Curiosities and immediately began devouring it. I enjoyed its bite-sized content, the narrator’s punny twists, and the subjects were genuinely,…
Continue readingIn The Narrow Path, Villodas takes us into a deeper, but super practical, dive of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Chapter by chapter, we are invited to more closely examine the…
Continue reading“For better or worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health. We say those words and mean them. Until we don’t. It turns out, given the right…
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