It’s so easy to forget how much beauty there is around us. I went for a walk yesterday, mostly to enjoy the cool breeze and get some exercise. The streets around my neighborhood wouldn’t necessarily be called scenic. It’s a sort-of-rural-sort-of-suburb kind of area–lots of houses, a few fields with animals …
Earlier this week I hosted the lovely Isabelle Ingalls on this blog. Today I’m delighted to be guest posting over on her blog, Seeing Everything Else! My mom tells me that when I was just a toddler she would go for walks with me, pushing the stroller down the sidewalk of a …
Today I have the great privilege of hosting my friend Isabelle Ingalls on the blog! She’s a huge inspiration and encouragement to me, and I’m delighted to let her share more about the wondrous, eternal hope we have in Christ. Make sure to check out her blog when you’re done …
On the surface, a concert isn’t that much different from Sunday morning worship. Sure, there are some differences. But if you think about it, both involve music. Both have someone standing up front, usually with a guitar, and singing into a mic while the audience sings along from their …
My most recent study project is Psalm 40. It’s a beautiful prayer of trust in God and cries for deliverance. I’ve been going section by two-or-three-verse section, trying to dive into the rich truth this psalm contains. At its core, this chapter is about trust and deliverance. It’s about waiting …
It’s a lagging afternoon in the dregs of December, the remnants of the year. I have chai tea to hand, but no sweet things (I’ve already had plenty of those). I’ve been listening to a playlist I just made. “Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord God my Father. / There is no …
This is one of those poems that comes out of my unofficial position as family poet. We had an event at our house the other night, and my parents wanted a poem for it. I decided to write it in the style of a John Piper Advent poem. Like most …
I don’t do a lot of book reviews on here, but this was one of my favorite books of the year. And I’m not saying that because Schuyler is a good friend (although she is). This is probably one of my top ten books this entire year. First, the cover …
“Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing?” (Psalm 2:1) Isn’t this the cry of history? The question of God’s people in every generation? We watch countries roil in war or lie in a fragile peace. We mourn as nations turn away from God. …
O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel. Advent is about waiting. It’s the weeks leading up to Christmas, when we remember Israel’s longing for the Messiah, the thousands of years before He came. We remember the prophecies, the wondering when the Savior would appear. We remember the darkness …
