Agents of Covering – A Meditation on 1 Peter 4:9

“Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.” There is a beautiful story in the gospels where Jesus saves a woman caught in adultery from being stoned to death. In those days, stoning was a just and lawful punishment for this sin. Jesus defuses the situation […]

Come To Me All Who Have It Figured Out – A Meditation On Matthew 11:28

If you were to ask me what I am hoping for, I’d say I’m hoping that the Detroit Tigers will win a World Series in my lifetime. I’m hoping that this weird ache in my bones isn’t arthritis setting in at a early age. I’m hoping that my son will grow up to be a […]

How to Love When Loving Hurts – A Meditation on John 13:34-35 and Others

“I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.” – John 13:34-35 “But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” – Matthew 5:44“In […]

When Our Emotions Play God: A Meditation on Jeremiah 17:9 & Others

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9 My son is almost 7 months old. Over the last 5,000+ hours of his life, we have been exposed to the wide and ever-growing spectrum of his emotional range. My wife and I have narrowed his emotional outbursts down […]

Violent Night

The birth of my son was a bloody affair. I had heard stories leading up to the event of what to expect, but as you might know, there’s nothing that can prepare you for a moment like that. For 8 hours, my wife labored under immense pain and pressure. She didn’t scream as much as […]

A Graceful Punishment: A Meditation of Hebrews 12:11

“No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward, there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:11‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬ When I was little, I remember getting spanked a lot. I distinctly remember doing something wrong, like talking back, giving an attitude, and getting […]