Things Which Looked Firm and Stable

My post from September 2001, days after 9/11, quoted these words from Spurgeon: Things which looked firm and stable rock in the blast, and many and great are the falls among our

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Is It Really Okay To Not Be Okay?

I love reading Tullian Tchividjian, and Wednesday’s post is a case in point: The gospel liberates us to be okay with not being okay. We know we’re not—though we try

The Praise of the Weakest Christian

Psalm 8:2 amazes me: Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. I’ve heard young children

A Prayer for the End of Summer

It’s Labour Day in Canada. Tomorrow the kids go back to school. Summer vacations are over. Summer’s not officially over for a few weeks, but it feels like it’s over