Stuff I've written that is a bit longer form than the blog.

Tuition Craziness: Enslaved to Student Debt

Someone asked me the other day why I would bake a cake on my charcoal grill. The obvious, if somewhat snarky answer, is “because I can.” I believe that the same a...

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Tuition, Debt, Higher Education

Thoughts on Romans 5:1–5

1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into...

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The Power of Love in Little Things

This morning in the shower doubtful thoughts about Christianity were attempting to enter into my thinking like 10,000 Uruk-Hai trying to enter Helm’s Deep. Relent...

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Affections, Harry Potter, Jesus

Seeing Sin Rightly

Two things came together yesterday to cause this post. The first was a paragraph quoted by Alan Jacobs on his common-book website, More than 95 Theses, and re-twe...

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Christian Living, Jesus, Sin

How Now Shall I Live?

In many of my recent, apparently varied posts (i.e. Harry Potter, opportunity costs, and even grilling) there has existed—in my mind, at least—a common theme. Thi...

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Quotes, Christian Living

For I am Not Ashamed...Wendy's Dad Goes Home

Wendy's father passed away on July 5, and our family life has been dominated by this event for the last three weeks. If you have experienced death before, you kn...

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Family, Gospel

Toward a Fuller Gospel

The most devastating news for a sinner is that Jesus rose from the dead. This news is devastating because it means that Jesus really is God, he really does reig...

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Acts, Bible, Gospel, Galatians

Beholding Beauty

Apparently, this article from the Washington Post has been heavily discussed in the Blogosphere for the past several weeks. The Desiring God blog and my friend N...

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Music, Christian Living, Culture

Faith or Foolishness?

Hello Jason,This is John Doe from Northwestern College, and I'm in Dr. Jason DeRouchie’s Biblical Worldview: Personal Responsibility class. Dr. DeRouchie has req...

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