The lonely side of writing isn't discussed nearly enough. Here are some causes for loneliness and the one thing I believe all writers need throughout their work to thrive.

Writing a book for my own kids was an amazing experience. It has taught me a great deal about writing for young readers and how important stories are in communicating truth from generation to the next.

Psalm 1 encourages us to think of ourselves as trees. Our stories are always being told, even as they fall to the earth behind us.

We live in a Fathered universe, but so often we walk through the world as if it were unfathered.

Many theologians see autonomy as the bane of humanity. Here's what it is and why it matters that we fight against it by the Spirit of the risen Christ.

A review of T. David Gordon's Choose Better. The book brings out the biblical models for ethical decisions that weave together for the glory of God.

A review of Chase Replogle's A Sharp Compassion. The book does much to help us see the goodness of "offense" as Jesus reveals our deeper insecurities and calls us to himself.

Cancel culture has infiltrated much of modern society, even theology. And Jesus has some sharp words for us on this.

If Jesus as the divine Son knows everything, then why does he ask questions? One of the broader patterns we see in Scripture is the dual purpose of helping us notice and confess.

A character in Hibbs's first work of fiction bears a symbol that has far darker meaning than most readers might think.

One of the reasons we tell stories is that we long to see what lies on the other side of a closed threshold. The mystery is an invitation to meaning.

This is a concise biblical-theology of giving, showing how God has a pattern of giving to his people in the Old Testament, which climaxes in the giving of his Son in the New Testament.

A God-centered answer to one of the age-old questions of humanity: What is beauty?

Many of us are guilty of living out the anti-gospel when the gospel is so much greater.

A review of Vern Poythress's Making Sense of the World

Western culture rages about identity, but the concept is far more complex than popular discussions suggest. And reducing identity to a single element can be dangerous.

A review of John Mark Comer's Practicing the Way

"The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling" suggests much about human identity. Some of its deeper assumptions are emblematic of a culture that has embraced the subjective and is struggling to find a place for objective truth.

A poem on a roadside desk drawer

How do we apply the work of J. Gresham Machen today? This article sets out an approach to applying one of the greatest works of popular Reformed theology.