Posts in category For the Heart

Thirteen years ago, with a newborn son and thick in packing for our move to Manila, tears were easy. I was leaving known and loved …

One of the hazards of intellectual Christian discourse is to anoint ourselves as the amateur evaluators of “the Christian viewpoint” on everything—science, economics, geopolitics, how …

You are mowing your lawn, staring up at the sky, biking down the road, or lying on a lawn chair, or trying to go to …

No one is more influential in your life than you are. Because no one talks to you more than you do. God in His grace …

Waiting isn’t easy. We all know this from personal experience: think special vacation oranniversary getaway or school holiday or wedding day. Those events seem to …

You will spend around a third of your life working. You could, of course, wish that time away, enduring work so that you can be …

You do not need to be told to read your Bible anymore than you need to be told to exercise, get your sleep, eat more …

Serious Christians read theology. Insert the name of your favorite theologian here ____________. Maybe from time to time you dabble in some practical Christian living …

How do I know whether to marry this person or choose this or that career? Does God have desires about these decisions? Of course He …

Tara Westover’s Educated describes her Dad’s frenzied labour as a scrap worker extracting value from piles of rubbish. “Dad lived in fear of time. He …