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Enjoying Rather Than Deifying Work

“Work that springs from the heart’s delight of it— Setting the brain and the soul on fire— Oh, what is so good as the heat of it” ~ Angela Morgan[1] Since I’ve officiated a number of funerals, I know what’s going to happen when I die: People will move on fairly...

What Seminary Didn’t Teach Me

Over at The Gospel Coalition they’ve been asking longtime pastors such as Alistair Begg, Tim Keller, John Piper, Ray Ortlund, and Mark Dever what seminary didn’t teach them. Listening to their answers made me give some thought to the question. While some of these men...

A People of the Truth

“It is to his grievous injury that a man is deceived when he does not believe what leads to eternal life, or believes what leads to eternal death” ~ Augustine (354–430 AD)[1] _____________________________________________________________________________ In the...

Four God-Substitutes and How to Fight Against Them

Throughout the year I’ve been working through Tim Keller’s book God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs. The past four days he’s focused on four God-substitutes that every person confronts throughout their lives. I’ll list...

Thinking through Success

I still remember taking the Strengthfinder 2.0. test. My results indicated that I valued significance. As I’ve written previously, when I saw my score I was disappointed with myself. I didn’t see this trait as something to prize. I was (and continue to be) wary of...