Posts in category For the Heart

My first encounter with the Chronicles of Narnia was Michael York’s unabridged audio recording of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I’m still struck …

Because Jesus died our sin, we are free to confess, and God is free to forgive.

It’s 6:30 AM and the alarm is screaming at you. Another voice inside your head screams that you need sleep. And there’s one more—it’s the …

So when do I overcome the struggle? Which morning do I wake up and no longer feel even the draw of sin and the world? It hasn’t happened for me yet. It probably hasn’t happened for you yet either. Because that wouldn’t be faith; it would be sight.

Pastor and theologian John Piper has a gift for simplifying profound truth with memorable little phrases that roll right off the tongue. This phrase is …

My wife, Danielle, and I had our first date on Friday evening, January 24, 2003. Afterward, my buddy Joe prodded, “So, is she The One?” And I remember pausing. Tempting as it was to shout, “Yes!” … that seemed a touch impulsive, so I settled for a breathy, “She’s a really nice girl.” I guess didn’t want to jinx it.

Let your longing drive you to God, the source of all right pleasures, and the One we will perfectly enjoy for all eternity.

If you’da been thinkin’, you wouldn’t ‘a thought that! These are the immortal words of Michael “Squints” Palledorous. He meant to chastise “Smalls,” a newfound …

Our little “idolatry/enmity” game has simple but firm rules: delight me, humor me, comfort me, or love me, and you get closer to my “idol” pole; but annoy me, disregard me, disappoint me, or threaten me, and you get closer to my enemy pole. Whenever a relationship promises to deliver happiness, we scoot that person toward the “idol” pole of our line. And whenever a relationship threatens to obstruct our happiness, we push that person toward the “enemy” pole of our line.

I’ve had a few difficult conversations in my life. I wish I could say I’ve handled them all perfectly. But, as people close to me could tell you, I haven’t. Here are a few questions—informed by Scripture and some limited experience—that would be helpful to ask before going into a conversation you know will be difficult.