Some people who follow Jesus have a future focus, greatly anticipating heaven. They endure the present while waiting for what is next. Other people who follow Jesus have a present perspective, living boldly for today as his ambassadors to the...
When people in our materialistic society say they want more, they usually mean more money and possessions. But that’s not the kind of more I’m talking about. A year ago, after Easter, my wife and I slipped away from our church to take a yearlong...
Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into Your Comfortable Life By Jeff Goins (reviewed by Peter DeHaan) Wrecked is what happened to Jeff Goins when God figuratively tapped him on his shoulder, causing him to turn around and actually see what he...
In Doctor Luke’s biography of Jesus, he shares some of the things Jesus said. Two accounts appear to contradict each other. One time Jesus says the master will have his servants sit at his table and he will wait on them. Another time Jesus said...
In last Sunday’s post I shared three levels of understanding a book: reading it, seeing it preformed, and discussing it afterward. These have parallels to our spiritual journey. Read: I was intrigued when I read C. S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce...
Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God By Francis Chan with Danae Yankoski (reviewed by Peter DeHaan) Francis Chan’s Crazy Love opens by bravely stating what is self-obvious to many Christians, but is seldom voiced: “we all know something’s...
With Mother’s Day coming up, I want to salute all moms by commending one mom in particular. The Bible simply says she was the wife of Manoah. Though we don’t know her name, we know her son’s name: Samson. God promised to give a child to this...
Many years ago I read C. S. Lewis’s book The Great Divorce. It’s an allegory about heaven and hell, the connection between the two, and the perspective of their residents. The imagery intrigued me, providing much to contemplate, yet I was mostly...
Patron Saints for Postmoderns: 10 From the Past Who Speak to Our Future By Chris R. Armstrong (reviewed by Peter DeHaan) In Patron Saints for Postmoderns: 10 From the Past Who Speak to Our Future, author Chris Armstrong examines the lives of ten...
As a kid I enjoyed watching reruns of Gilligan’s Island. One thing that amused me was that for three years Gilligan sported the same outfit, but his clothes never wore out. They didn’t fade, become threadbare, or fray. His shirt, pants, shoes...
