Growth in Grace
Ukrainian-born composer Dimitri Tiomkin won 4 Oscars in the 1950s for his film scores and songs. In 1955 upon receiving the award for “The High and The Mighty” he thanked his collaborators “Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Richard Strauss.” At first…
Laughing with the Devil: a review of “A Serious Man”
“The devil laughs because God’s world seems senseless to him; the angel laughs with joy because everything in God’s world has its meaning” Milan Kundera Humor is a funny thing. A comedian tells two jokes; he invests each with all…
Our Near-Death Experience
Death is a big part of Thomas Lynch’s life. In his role as undertaker serving the small town of Milford, Michigan, he deals with death everyday. Lynch is also a poet; and as a poet/undertaker he’s uniquely equipped to observe…
Politics and the Gospel
In the minds of many “politics” is a dirty word, in part because in the modern era we’ve reduced “politics” to “involvement in the government”. Originally it meant much more. The Greek word “polis” is “city”, so broadly defined “politics”…
Knowing God
I first knowingly affirmed my faith in the gospel when I was nine years old. In the Baptist church I was raised in, I had been invited repeatedly to embrace “a living relationship” with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ….
Wendell Berry – What is Sex For?
Wendell Berry is perhaps best known as a writer of essays and stories about community, stewardship, and the values that should undergird them. He is also the author of at least one somewhat unconventional love story: Jayber Crow. To be…
The Porn Myth
Imagine coming to a table crowded with your closest buddies. You are hungry, your appetites sharp, your anticipation high. So when the kitchen door opens everyone starts cheering, knowing what’s coming next. But instead of delivering a great meal, your…