Three years ago I lost a close friend to Leukemia. I credit her for being the woman who taught me how to die.

I am aware of three Christian scholars who have written books on the subject of grief after losing a loved one.

C.S. Lewis wrote A Grief Observed after losing his beloved wife (Kindle Edition).

Nicholas Wolterstorff wrote Lament for a Son after losing his boy (Kindle Edition).

And very recently, Ben Witherington and his wife Ann wrote When a Daughter Dies after losing their daughter.

In our day, grief is mostly privatized. But the ancients were different. They grieved in public.

All of the above embody human grief in written form. As such, they stand in the spirit of the ancients with a view to helping others handle their own grief and loss. Continue Reading…

Not the crushing of those idols

With its bitter void and smart

But the beaming of His beauty

The unveiling of His heart

~ Miss Ora Rowan

Jamal Jivanjee interviewed me about the message I delivered at the Momentum 2011 Conference. I’m publishing the interview here in three parts. This is Part III. The title of the post is fitting as you will see.

Jamal: One of the most stunning & breathtaking parts of this message was what you shared about how time and space relate to the person of Jesus Christ. I have never heard anything quite like this before. Here is a quote from the message that I would like for you to elaborate on a bit more: 

“He is the Alpha & Omega already.” Continue Reading…

What has stripped the seeming beauty

From the idols of the earth?

Not a sense of right or duty

But the sight of peerless worth

~ Miss Ora Rowan

Jamal Jivanjee interviewed me about the message I delivered at the Momentum 2011 Conference. I’m publishing the interview here in three parts. This is Part II. The title of the post is fitting as you will see.

Jamal: You mentioned that we make a big mistake when we try to separate the kingdom of God from the church. There was one statement regarding this subject that you made in the message that really jumps out at me. Here is what you said: 

“To separate the kingdom from the church is to separate light from visibility.”

Can you elaborate on this statement a little bit more?  Continue Reading…

‘Tis that look that melted Peter

‘Tis that face that Stephen saw

‘Tis that heart that wept with Mary

Can alone from idols draw

~ Miss Ora Rowan

Jamal Jivanjee interviewed me about the message I delivered at the Momentum 2011 Conference. I’m publishing the interview here in three parts. This is Part I. The title of the post is fitting as you will see.

Jamal: At the beginning of the message you quoted the following line from C.S. Lewis’ work ‘Prince Caspian.’ 

Aslan to Lucy: “Every year that you grow, I will get bigger in your eyes.”

Can you elaborate how this statement reflects our own spiritual growth in the Lord? Continue Reading…