The pursuit of happiness will be futile if it is happiness itself which is being sought. Happiness can only be experienced as a fruit of seeking after that which endures. Sammy Rhodes writes about modern relationships and the reasons they founder: Wanting happiness isn’t a bad thing. It’s a human thing. The problem is that …
Sammy Rhodes’ book This Is Awkward evokes a lot of familiar emotions as he writes about his own experiences with his father, and the impact those experiences have on his life and relationships with his own children. Our first gifts to our children are the characteristics they’ve either inherited or learned from us. And sometimes …
Jack Lundbom’s magisterial commentary on Jeremiah is living up to its promise. On God’s call and Jeremiah’s response in Chapter 1: Yahweh begins the present dialogue in grand hyperbole. He says he knew Jeremiah before he was formed in the belly of his mother; that a consecration took place before he was born; and at …
One of twelve rules for a book-ish life. Listen first, then respond. Reading is not a business meeting: the less of an agenda you have, the better. NB: If you’ve gone to grad school, my apologies: you’ll have some unlearning to do. As someone who generally reads in preparation for particular outcomes, the action of …
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