"A tree brings glory to God by being a tree." (Thomas Merton)

"I heard an old man speak once, someone who had been sober for fifty years, a very prominent doctor. He said that he’d finally figured out a few years ago that his profound sense of control, in the world and over his life, is another addiction and a total illusion. He said that when he […]

  The more I grow in my faith, the less I know for sure. I know that seems wrong; it seems like the more we grow, the more we should know. That could even be a Christian slogan! But I am finding the opposite to be true … it’s not that I doubt more. It’s […]

I think one of the reasons God wants his people to take a Sabbath is so he can regularly drive home the point that we do not save ourselves. We need practical ways to keep this truth in the forefront of our minds, lest we forget. Stopping, ceasing, resting, recovering, worshipping … and did I say […]

I am a terrible sick person. I rail against being sick. I hate it. I fight it. I try to doctor myself. I can’t rest well. I try to stay productive even though my head is pounding like a freight train. And this tells me something about myself: I have a hard time being human, […]

"Prayer is not the place to be good; it is the place to be honest." (John Coe)