Month: October 2019

I've come to believe that a life with God is more like a father and son hunting trip rather than a class on systematic theology. I know a guy who once told me that the reason why he hunts is not just because he enjoys shooting deer, but because it is when the world has … Continue reading The Fathering of God

“It’s a dangerous business, walking out of one’s front door.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit If I’m being honest, most days I feel incompetent. I’m a nineteen year old kid with dreams as vast as the ocean, yet I still find it difficult to get out of bed before 8:00 A.M. Lately, the dreams I have … Continue reading The Front Door

“Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit Only when the sounds of the world have been muted can the shouts of the … Continue reading A Deep Longing