If we do not see God as holy perhaps it is because we do not perceive our own wretchedness. Perhaps the cloths we wear, the people we know and our own ability to achieve great things have brought us to the brink of spiritual bankruptcy. Or perhaps we have suffered greatly. Perhaps our lives have […]
Monthly Archives: October 2014
My Dissertation Defense
It hardly seems real, but those years that once seemed so far out ahead are suddenly here. I remember being quite distraught at the thought of five years of PhD studies—it has been nearly seven. This journey through the desert has been an exercise in trust and an opportunity for God’s grace. His pillar has […]
When the Expected Arrives – Part 1
It is possible for a journey to be so long and arduous that the traveler becomes most adept at traveling, at surviving while hardly expecting to arrive. We find this same condition with those who long for loved ones to be saved, who harbor a desire year after year. I remember laboring for ten years […]