Lamentations

I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light; indeed, he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long… He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship. He has […]

How He loves

Many of us have heard of the Christian obsession with insisting that God loves us. I suspect for many, like me, that’s not an easy idea to buy. Life is full of heartbreak and hurt; disappointment and unfulfilled potential; tragedy and horror. At least that’s how it often feels to those of us who have […]

I need you, dad

What is a man? I have written, edited, and rewritten this post more times than any other, probably representing my confusion on this matter. I hate discussing masculinity because the concept itself is completely polarized in Western society: there seems to be very little honest middle-ground to discuss what it means to be male without […]

When Easter feels joyless

The celebration of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday is the high point of the year for Christians. It is the single historical event on which the entirety of Christian hope rests – it gives meaning to the crucifixion that would otherwise be simply a tragic martyrdom, and it demonstrates to the Christian that God has […]

Our love story

You and I live according to a story. Actually, we live according to several kinds of small stories, but there is some form of an overarching story we believe in that gives meaning to our lives. That’s one of the valuable critiques postmodernism has contributed to philosophy in general. Events don’t happen to us in a […]

Love is

Who am I when I close my eyes in silence And I feel you, see you, taste you While my chest is tight with a thousand dreams of redemption that will die without a sound? I am god beneath the cover of my self Seeking worship that no one could ever give. Our brokenness a […]

The cost of being a Christian

I am writing this post for myself because it relates to my own struggles. It will be a happy coincidence if it applies to anyone else, but I suspect it may, as we’re not really all that different. One of my favorite theologians is Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a relatively famous Christian commonly known for his tangential […]