Henry David Thoreau’s Walden might be one of the most lovely odes to a simpler, slower way of life. Thoreau, bone weary of city living, left everything and moved into the wilderness to enjoy solitude and work with his hands. He waxes eloquent about really attending to nature. After all, “a taste for the beautiful…
Month: January 2025
The Spiritual Battles in Your Bible Reading
Audio Transcript Happy New Year — 2025! — as we launch this podcast into year thirteen. What an amazing ride — all made possible by the grace of God and by your involvement in listening and sending us your questions and praying for us. Thank you for your role in making it all happen. For…
I Want You to Be a Christian Hedonist
I want to talk to you about Christian joy this morning, and I know that on any given Sunday, some are eager for that, and others are not. Perhaps you’re suffering. Perhaps you’re carrying heavy sorrows. I want you to know from the beginning that real Christian joy does not ignore or suppress or sideline…
Outpray God’s Goodness
I wish I could always address God in prayer as Paul did: “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think . . .” (Ephesians 3:20). If I more consistently believed that mine was a God to answer well beyond my asking, I would pray more…