When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me—me too, my father!” (Genesis 27:34) Esau’s cry has not faded from our modern hearts, it’s just harder to hear in the noise. A desire for blessing is a cry for approval. It is […]
Thankfulness, Living Under the Name ‘Sanders’
I was young when I first read A.A. Milne’s books, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. So young, in fact, that I didn’t notice his playful capitalization, giving proper names to Very Important Things. I also failed to notice any family resemblance between elephants and heffalumps, or between haycorns and acorns. Fortunately, I was […]
Don’t “Just Wait”
I recently attended a young man’s sixteenth birthday party. The highlight of the night was a video in which his dad & mom shared open letters, noting his growth and maturity, praising his successes and expressing hope and confidence in his future. They have good reason to be hopeful. This young man is off to […]
The Gift of Grief
It is the business of a sinful world to turn our eyes away from Jesus – to the more pressing, familiar-seeming things around us: “a newsboy shouting the midday paper, and a No. 73 bus going past” (Lewis, The Screwtape Letters). Our work, entertainment, and hobbies act as anesthetics. And like anesthetics, they block pain […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 19
- 20
- 21