We typically talk about “vocations” being our occupations, and while our 9-to-5 jobs certainly are one of our vocations, they are but one of many. Vocation, in the purest sense of the word, means “calling”—a situation where demands and responsibilities are placed upon us. A small list of my vocations include husband, father, public school…
In his book Lessons From a Hospital Bed, John Piper says, “My complaining contradicts all that I believe about God. It makes Him look weak or foolish or inattentive or uncaring or helpless. He is none of these. And so my complaining tells lies about Him.” What he says is painstakingly piercing, but it is…
Jesus dined with tax collectors and other outcasts while the Pharisees looked on with scorn. They asked some disciples why Jesus did this, and unbeknownst to them, Jesus overheard them. In my mind’s eye, I imagine Jesus not even getting up, and without taking his eyes off of the outcasts around him saying, “Go and…
John Piper was diagnosed with prostate cancer in January of 2006 and had successful surgery that February. On the eve of his surgery, he wrote a short piece called “Don’t Waste Your Cancer” that was later published as a small pamphlet. I found this resource last week while considering the hurt and pain of those…
We are creatures who desire autonomy. We will fabricate a past, masquerade in the present and dream a better future all in the name of making it on our own. We want to be self-made, to be the hero and exemplar the world around us desperately needs. And this desire colors the way we approach…
There has long been debate and confusion over the place of Christianity in the American public square. Most iconically, the Scopes Trial in Tennessee typified the impassioned debate over what some have believed is Christianity’s lawfully unique and supreme, if not exclusive, place in the public square. In a country that many believe finds its…
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