Sometimes I can be a little dense. I joke about my hair color (blonde) as an excuse, but I shouldn't really do that. I know that's a...

I just returned from what may be an annual pilgrimage of sorts, a 6-hour drive to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to attend the Calvin Institute...

One of my favorite books on prayer is Anne Lamott's, Help, Thanks, Wow. The title says it all, that ultimately there are three types of...

Ok, so, I always say that the Gospel of John is hands-down my favorite gospel, and John is my favorite apostle, and I secretly (or not so...

I've graded so many college papers that unfortunately started with a definition from the Oxford dictionary. It's not my favorite way for...

Doesn't it seem like life often circles back to the same themes over and over again? As a sometimes-journaler, I'm always amazed when I...

I'm seated in a hospital room right now, looking out at the Pittsburgh skyline as my daughter sleeps on a medical gurney. She's tired...

This is Part II of the Psychology of the Holy. You can find the first post here: https://www.christianmusingsfortoday.com/post/the-psycho...

A dear friend recommended to me a list of psychology/theology themes to focus on---and so, I will! This first one, the psychology of the...

When Pastor Tim Keller’s memorial service aired about a week and a half ago, I had the good fortune to be able to watch part of the...

This summer, I found myself participating in four separate book clubs! That's a lot for anyone, yet each one offered something very...

For a long time now, my favorite Bible verse has been Ezekiel 11:19: I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I...

I'm a firstborn child, in actuality and in a smattering of the stereotypes tied to firstborns. We may veer toward the controlling, the...

As I do my usual daily readings of Old Testament, New Testament, and Wisdom literature, I often have to slow down the New Testament...

Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; grant us that we may in such wise hear them, read,...

"What gain have the workers from their toil?" asks the Teacher in Ecclesiastes 3:9. I feel like many workers in the United States are...

"It is not enough," observes N.T. Wright, "to say one's prayers in private, maintain high personal morality, and then go to work to...

As I write this during Holy Week, I'm reflecting on the body of Christ. It is astounding to think about God coming to earth and and...

Our family is in a season of musicals right now. Well, we're more or less always in a season of some kind of musical performance. But...

We are finally at the last Name in the spectacular sequence from Isaiah 9:6: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the...