Fair warning: if you’re not very interested in music or big questions, this post probably isn’t for you. TOOL are having a moment. After a thirteen-year break from studio albums and a famously long digital music holdout, they have finally released their monolithic library to the streaming masses. Even their old albums are dominating the sales charts. Five of the top ten slots were recently taken by their complex, … [Read more...]
The Disciple’s Dilemma
I have a great relationship with scripture. I read it more than ever, and try more earnestly than ever to be shaped by its pages (though 'try' is the only honest word). But as a person who loves study and learning, it has also been a turbulent relationship. I have ridden great waves of high and low love and devotion for the Bible as I’ve travelled through my studies and explorations, which have often brought … [Read more...]
Who Is Hell Really For?
The Biblical logic of salvation and ‘hell’ (with ‘hell’ in quotation marks because although it’s an inescapable Biblical reality, it’s nothing like the hell of our imaginations) is this: Those who are ‘in Christ’ can be sure of their eternal safety from it . How can you be sure that you’re in Christ? If you’ve accepted the gift of Jesus through faith, then you can be sure. It’s that simple. Grace is given, and … [Read more...]
Silencing the Storm
To be spiritually healthy in today’s world, you’ll need to become some kind of minimalist. There’s just no other way to fit God in. He’s too big for the tiny gaps in our lives. Minimalism is no longer some radical alternative lifestyle for privileged people who want a simpler life. It’s essential. It’s survival. It’s sanity. Minimalism is basically about two things: possessions and attention. I’ve written before … [Read more...]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Next Page »