Why do we have to die? Most human beings have asked the question. It cuts deep when you are facing a loss, or facing your own mortality. Or when you are a kid, trying to figure out the basics. Why do we have to die? The Heidelberg Catechism (that globally and historically popular, but locally […]
Between Obscurity and Fame (The Writer’s Inner Life)
When I posted about the writer’s battle with “the demon of futility” I mentioned the frustration that can come from identifying yourself as a writer. People ask what you’ve written. They’ve never heard of it. They’ve never heard of you. In a way this is perfectly natural: A book can be a success by any reasonable […]
How to Read a Boring Textbook (Letters to a Young Pastor)
Dear ______: I have to say I’m kind of envious of envious of you. It’s officially fall. We finally have some cooler temperatures. But in college or graduate school late September is full of gifts. You are partway into a new semester, walking with newly familiar books in your backpack across campus toward the library, under the […]
Why Was Christ Buried? (Heidelberg Catechism Q41)
From Question 26 to Question 58, the Heidelberg Catechism explains the Apostles’ Creed line by line. (If you are new here, the Heidelberg Catechism is a widely-used and much-loved Reformed summary of biblical Christian teaching that I’ve been blogging on since its 450th anniversary in 2013.) Some lines get explored across a few questions. Some take […]
Facing Futility (The Writer’s Inner Life)
One of the struggles a writer faces (or anyone else with creative projects as part of their vocation) is the sense of futility. It is one of those temptations that comes in a kind of inner voice. Why not be old fashioned and just call it one of our demons? The Demon of Futility It can […]
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