If God sends people to hell for not worshiping him, then, some might say, he is no better than a cosmic bully. When he doesn’t get the respect that he deserves from you, then you suffer the severe consequences.
I think this is a good question when asked genuinely, because if we were to apply this sort of thinking to another person it would seem pretty obvious that this is a character flaw. But I have a couple of thoughts that I hope will help to explain why...

Parenting is difficult. My wife and I have a son who is only 9 months old, and already, from what little experience I have, I feel like I can say with confidence: parenting is difficult. Eventually, our son will be able to talk. And I’m sure he will...

I remember being young and going over to a friend’s house for dinner, with my brother. Before we ate, my brother was going to pray over the meal when one of the kids said, “Why are you praying over your food? God already knows what you would ask for...

I want to apologize for the lack of updates on this blog. Blogs are a dime a dozen and blogs that are abandoned after a couple of posts are even more common, so I appreciate those who have emailed me and continued to share my posts!
It has been quite a busy year for my family. My wife and I had our first child (Isaac) 8 months ago and that has been a wonderful and sanctifying experience—as those with babies and young children already know. I have also had my hands full with seminary...