“Why on earth did you come to this country to pull weeds?” I get that question a lot. I am excited when I get it. It always leads to something more. Yesterday, an atheist asked it. In the conversation that followed, I gave my answer. I did not say it with words. It remained unspoken.Continue reading “Pulling Weeds”
Monthly Archives: September 2025
I Was Assaulted for Wearing a Cap
Thursday, September 18, 2025, at approximately 2:44, I was assaulted. A man came behind me and punched me in the side of my head. He called me a fascist, did a Nazi salute, and ran away. I am uninjured except for a still-lingering headache. Normally I am constantly looking side to side when I’ve gotContinue reading “I Was Assaulted for Wearing a Cap”
Growth
Hands I had not known planted me between the roots of others whom I’ve come to love. I am their harvest, not of gold or pride, but of their own growth. Watered with tender care, with tears they refused to hide, I found my footing in the soil, and then began to grow. I foundContinue reading “Growth”
I Found Out…
“In 2024 I found out how many people would celebrate murdering a president. In 2025 I found out how many people would celebrate murdering me.” When I read my Bible, I found out why. “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.”John 15:18 ESV
Rain and Warmth
There is, saith a good man, as much difference between a sermon in the pulpit and printed in a book, as between milk in the warm breast and in the sucking bottle. Yet the convenience of it is very great. Good books are the baskets that preserve excellent lessons that they be not lost .Continue reading “Rain and Warmth”
Charlie Kirk on Empathy
Do Charlie Kirk’s opinions on empathy excuse not having any compassion towards him, his family, or his supports? Does it make us bad people for saying that Charlie Kirk was a good man? Claim: “Charlie Kirk said ‘I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up new age term that doesContinue reading “Charlie Kirk on Empathy”
The Heroic Heart
The charge is frequently brought against Christianity that it bestows a special patronage upon the passive virtues, reversing the honors men have usually paid to those of the heroic type, and claiming for meekness the praise which once went to courage, and for self-sacrifice what used to be bestowed on personal force. Christian ethics, itContinue reading “The Heroic Heart”
Enjoy the Sound of Singing, Charlie
The LORD your God is among you,a warrior who saves.He will rejoice over you with gladness.He will be quiet in his love.He will delight in you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 A gladiator stands in the arena over his fallen antagonist. He waits for the signal to spar or end with lethal violence the life of his poor victim. Thousands look on, seeing this barbarous sport, withContinue reading “Enjoy the Sound of Singing, Charlie”
The Jonah Guidebook, Part 1
Welcome to the Jonah guidebook! (You can download the guidebook as a word document at the end of this page). This is intended to be used for small groups and 1 to 1 discipleship, specifically in a youth age context. It is made with heavy reliance on the resources from Trinity Chippenham. You can findContinue reading “The Jonah Guidebook, Part 1”
Last Battles Follow Up
After I posted Last Battles, a friend from my church in the States posted a comment on Facebook (the entire comment is copied at the end of this page). I wrote this post in the hours after I saw the comment, but I asked him for permission before I responded to it in blog postContinue reading “Last Battles Follow Up”
Standing Before God, This We Are and No More 