Recovering Moralists … Take Heart

My name is Donny, and I am a bit of a moralist. Well, okay, a full-blown (but recovering) moralist … It means that I often try to follow Jesus on my own terms … But, I truly do want to live in Jesus’ way. Call it a goal.

Series: The Chronicles of Narnia – The Wild Hope

Here, C.S. Lewis pens deep and penetrating words with regard to the ultimate reality of our life in God. In one scene, the hero’s – the Pevensie children – see Aslan approaching and become suddenly and unexpectedly sad. Aslan asks them whatever they could be sad a…

Sunrise – May 23, 2016

The sunrise this morning was unreal. Honestly, those are perhaps the only words for it. For those who have not had this experience, let me say that it is quite something to feel as if you are participating in a picture or a painting. The morning was cold; crisp clean ai…

Psalm 3 – Rest in God

Is your world “crumbling?” Know that God is active whether we see it or not. He will act. Probably sooner, and in more fantastic ways than you could have expected. We should cry out to our father always, but when we face actual injustices, it is okay to ask him to inter…

Series: The Chronicles of Narnia – The Race

The imagery utilized in C.S. Lewis’ The Last Battle, is bold and stunning. One of my favorite phrases from the book is a call Aslan makes to his people to go, “Further up, and further in!” When we look at Aslan, is there a twinkle in his eye? Do we detect a playfu…

Matthew 13:44 – A Hidden Gem

Buried midway through the Gospel of Matthew, this one sentence parable – truly a buried gem (pun completely intended)– has haunted me ever since I heard Francis Chan expound on it.

Jesus and the Tea Party

As a dad, I get the privilege of being the guest of honor at all of my daughter’s best parties. And there are a lot. She really likes to throw parties.

Series: The Chronicles of Narnia – The Promise

In the last pages of “The Last Battle” by C.S. Lewis, there is a touching scene between Aslan and the series’ main protagonists. The end has come, Narnia is no more, nor is England; at least not as they know it.

Series: The Chronicles of Narnia – The Lion

I have a confession to make. I am a fanboy. Don’t scoff! It’s already too embarrassing… Okay, I’m using a bit of hyperbole here, but in all seriousness, I do love C.S. Lewis; the man and his work.

The Church and Culture.

We sense that the church is stuck vacillating between hiding from culture and being overrun by it. But culture is unavoidable; there is no way to hide from it, nor is it wise to even try. But what if we could delineate between the culture and anti-kingdom?

Sunrise – May 23, 2016

The sunrise this morning was unreal. Honestly, those are perhaps the only words for it. For those who have not had this experience, let me say that it is quite something to feel as if you are participating in a picture or a painting. The morning was cold; crisp clean ai…

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Psalm 3 – Rest in God

Is your world “crumbling?” Know that God is active whether we see it or not. He will act. Probably sooner, and in more fantastic ways than you could have expected. We should cry out to our father always, but when we face actual injustices, it is okay to ask him to inter…

read more...