The human vocation is to reflect. This is what it means to bear God’s image within his world. As with the moon, light doesn’t originate with us. Our job is to orient ourselves so we can receive and reflect his uncreated light — his character, love and wisdom — into his creation. Sony A7Riii, Sigma […]
What happens when the light pushes back the darkness to reveal thorns? What happens when prayers to remove them have no effect? You trust in the sufficiency of God’s grace and his ability to perfect his power through the weakness. Sony A7Riii, Sony 35mm 1.8
During a morning walk the other day, I was struggling with some “stuff”. In those moments, I can feel very alone. In the midst of my angst, my phone binged with a text from my best friend. He shared a photo of the snow they received in Idaho. I shared my turmoil and we texted […]
Please click the following link and read about Jay McKinley. And then pray. And if led, do something. This average, normal guy has more faith in his little finger than I probably will ever have in my entire life. I’m staggered by his conviction.
I’m having a really hard time with this one. Conviction is not a good thing in and of its self. Suicide bombers have loads of conviction. He left his family behind? He will die soon? If you or I were to do the same thing we would be a misguided (if not crazy or horrible) person. This seems to me like a politically correct version of the self-immolation committed by Buddhist monks in protest to oppression in Vietnam. I don’t see how this is anything like what the Apostles did. I can’t imagine Peter essentially killing himself in protest to the oppression of the Jews under Rome. I can imaging Jesus rebuking him for such an idea. This man may have more conviction than you or I, but I don’t know that it is something to be applauded any more than we should applaud any other so-called righteous act of suicide.
I don’t understand why I should see this as wise, good, or praise worthy.