What Hopelessness Feels Like
This is what hopelessness feels like, at least for me. It’s a deep depression walking out of your body ahead … Continue Reading What Hopelessness Feels Like
Dear Church…
I’ve had a long week… Work’s been pretty crazy lately. I sit in a tiny 5 x 5 cubicle to … Continue Reading Dear Church…
Loving The Unlovable
It is a “gift” to us, for someone to know us, the real us, the us that doesn’t love well, the us that is full of flaws, to then still be loved by that someone.
A High-Definition God
It’s Saturday evening, March 21st, 2020. We are closing out the first week of this coronavirus pandemic here in NYC. … Continue Reading A High-Definition God
Finding Satisfaction in Desolate Places: A Sermon
Preaching once again in my home Church. The topic? Loaves and Fish.
The CHF Articles: Un-Joyfully God’s
How many of you Christians out there are barely holding it together?I know the inclination should be towards joy and … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: Un-Joyfully God’s
The CHF Articles: I’m Not Chad Bird
I think we can all agree that there is not a more popular writer on Christ Hold Fast than Chad … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: I’m Not Chad Bird
The CHF Articles: Hope Within The Shadows
The Sixth Sense is a suspenseful and scary movie where a little boy is born with the strange gift of … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: Hope Within The Shadows
We Need Forgiveness, ALL THE TIME!
One of the most regular, and familiar parts of the current contemporary mainstream evangelical church service is the altar call. … Continue Reading We Need Forgiveness, ALL THE TIME!
Christ Hold Fast… Please!
When you’re in that place of emptiness, what else is there to say? When your sin is larger than life, … Continue Reading Christ Hold Fast… Please!
The CHF Articles: The Good Struggle?
I have to admit, there are times that I’m still completely susceptible to self-serving salvation projects. Even in my writing, I … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: The Good Struggle?
A Journey, The Struggle, And Encouragement
“Life is a journey” We hear that a lot. From TV and movies, to fluffy little news pieces, to quaint concise sayings … Continue Reading A Journey, The Struggle, And Encouragement
Loving God or Creating an Idol?
Is it possible that we make an idol out of loving God? I wrote last week on the concept of … Continue Reading Loving God or Creating an Idol?
A New Snow, A Saving Grace*
*This was written last winter, but it still applies… I hope you enjoy it. While in the midst of cursing … Continue Reading A New Snow, A Saving Grace*
On The Edge Of Sin
We’d like to think sin is hidden away where no one can see it, but it’s not. It’s not simply … Continue Reading On The Edge Of Sin
Me Too…
(Originally written in 2015 – and sadly still relevant for me too) As I began this post, It’s the Saturday … Continue Reading Me Too…
The Defeated Victor 