On a recent walk around my neighborhood, I listened to a sermon on spiritual warfare from Dr. Eric Mason.[i] While discussing why Christians should put on the belt of truth mentioned in Ephesians 6, Dr. Mason dropped a sentence that struck me so forcefully, I...
Today’s day-and-age brings many opportunities, platforms, and mediums in which to write. In an online culture that defines quality by quantity—by the sheer number of clicks—I often feel tempted to sell myself out as a writer to have success. Maybe other Christian...
I became a Christian during my freshman year of college through the ministry of Intervarsity. In the fall of 1991, I arrived on campus, excited and ready to learn. My home for the next stage of my education was a prestigious, small, secular liberal arts university....
Henri Nouwen wrote a hidden jewel of a book, The Way of the Heart, focusing readers on the spiritual disciplines of solitude, silence, and prayer. Through the pages, he often references St. Anthony and the desert fathers, a third century movement of monks who...
In A Book of Comfort in Sickness, P.B. Power, P.B. writes, “Cheer up; God has a place for you. God has something for you to do, and to be, in His Kingdom. You are no poor trodden-down creature; you have a place and a name before God.” I struggled, and still...
“I want my debit card back! Why can’t I have my debit card back?” Our 20-year-old son, Z., alternated between anger and puzzlement. Even the kind psychologist couldn’t get through to him. “You just got out of the hospital. You are recovering from a psychotic break....