Many people get stuck in the past. Maybe you're stuck right now. Maybe you feel guilt over something you've done (time doesn't heal guilt). Maybe you feel shame over some evil done to you. Maybe you're angry at a friend and holding a grudge against them. I don't know what you're situation is. But God does. … Continue reading I can’t let the past go. Help!
Suffering
Sexual Temptation while Sleeping (And How to Fight It)
Fighting for sexual purity is absolutely crucial, especially for young men. It is a difficult fight, but one every Christian is capable of winning through the power of the Holy Spirit. There is nothing more discouraging, however, than fighting for purity and thinking you've won that fight, only to be besieged by temptation randomly. One particular … Continue reading Sexual Temptation while Sleeping (And How to Fight It)
Miscarriage, Abortion, and the Gospel
We all live in God’s world: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Whether we acknowledge it or not; there is no escaping that reality. As human beings, we can rage, rail and try to circumvent God’s world for a time. He may even allow us to be successful at it. … Continue reading Miscarriage, Abortion, and the Gospel
Losing Lazarus: One Year Later
On this date last year, we found out the news that Lazarus had stopped growing. I can't believe at how radically different our life situation was, just one year ago: I was still in grad school at Southern Seminary, Heather was still pregnant the first time, we lived in Louisville, Kentucky. Now, I am done … Continue reading Losing Lazarus: One Year Later
It’s Like Waiting for a Christmas Gift that Will Never Come
“I know that when you died and went to heaven, the angels sang the alleluia song but the silence that you left here behind you is empty like the day without the dawn”--Drew Holcomb, “Sweetness” RIP, my boy, LazChristmas is not the same without you here.I am hopeful to see you again because of the "good … Continue reading It’s Like Waiting for a Christmas Gift that Will Never Come
Three Verses which Helped Me through Suffering
The book of Romans lays out some of the deepest theology in the whole Bible. So it might seem weird to turn to such a “deep” book for comfort getting through a time of suffering. Surprisingly, the apostle Paul—an early church leader who wrote Romans—spends an entire chapter pretty much talking about suffering. Here are … Continue reading Three Verses which Helped Me through Suffering
Why We Named our Deceased Baby Lazarus
The fluorescent lights flickered on. And there’s always that crunchy paper that you sit on. So I helped Heather get into her gown, and then we waited. The doctor came in. And she had a pretty small hand-held ultra-sound machine. And she moved it to and for across Heather’s belly, and then we waited. She … Continue reading Why We Named our Deceased Baby Lazarus