Tortured Longings
There is a question that Jesus asked of a couple of his disciples, that honestly scares me. “What do you want me to do for you?” That’s an incredibly probing question. How I answer that, I know, reveals a great… Continue Reading
Bonhoeffer
An Autopsy of The YRR Movement
I don’t know much about gardening. So, when I’m reading through Bonhoeffer’s Life Together and I see the phrase “hothouse flower” my mind goes to an early 90’s Irish rock band. A hothouse flower is actually a flower which isn’t… Continue Reading
Mourning What You Cannot Replace, Longing For What Cannot Be Taken Away
And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. –Matthew 24:31 I don’t think I’ve ever felt this verse… Continue Reading
We Don’t Get to Pick Where We Pitch the Tent
The Kingdom is to be in the midst of your enemies. And he who will not suffer this does not want to be of the Kingdom of Christ; he wants to be among friends, to sit among roses and lilies,… Continue Reading