The New Lonely
We can each name half a dozen songs about being alone in a crowded room, or maybe while sitting next to a lover, but is that really loneliness?
Tag: gospel
Porn and The Doughnut man
Jesus doesn’t want you to quit looking at porn.
Experimenting with Grace
I found myself resisting the truth he was speaking with the same furor as I resist putting my hand in a flame.
Letter to an Atheist
It sounds weird for me to tell you to pray, because to you, it may seem like speaking words into an empty room…
The Naked Jesus
At first glance, it seemed like a typical crucifix painting. There hung Jesus on the cross, bleeding and ashamed.
But then you looked a little lower.
Get The Hell Out Of Heaven
I fear that my conception of God may be too small.
I fear more for those who think theirs is sufficient.
Experiments in Glory
Your body was in my arms but you were not.
What to Say When Someone Confesses a Porn Struggle
Many of you at one point or another will have a friend come to you and confess that once again, they have given in to the demonic machine of pornography, and it helps to have a response ready. Here are some traits I have seen that helped me when I confessed to others. They did not shame me, but they did not let the sin go unacknowledged either.
Porn: The Quiet Anesthesia
Because what I have found to be one of the absolute worst effects of porn is that it numbs me to reality. To the good and the bad. It files down the sharpened points of agony when suffering comes into my life, but it also curtails the heights of joy when there is reason to rejoice.
Intimacy Part 4: Wrestling with a Quiet God
I stood by the Light Rail tracks waiting for my train into downtown Denver, wondering if I still believed inContinue Reading