Writing
Articles on union with Christ, the Father’s love, and assurance.
August 18, 2026
Engaged but Not Alarmed: Reading the News with Hope
Most of us carry the news in our pockets. Headlines no longer wait for the morning paper or evening broadcast. They interrupt our work, follow us to the supper table, and crowd our last quiet moments before sleep.
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February 15, 2026
Christian, God Is Glad to Forgive You
John Owen once described God’s forgiveness in a way that can feel almost unrealistic. He wrote that God’s pardon is not narrow or reluctant like ours, but “full, free, boundless, bottomless, absolute” (Works of John Owen, 6:499). We often forgive in ways that reflect our fallenness: hesitantly, partially, begrudgingly. Owen’s point, however, is simple: God forgives generously and completely, in a way that reflects his own nature (Exodus 34:6–7) and displays the glory of his grace (Ephesians 1:6, 12, 14).
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October 15, 2024
Do You Feel Forsaken? Our Hidden Hope in Darkest Pain
In the days leading up to the death of my three-year-old son, Daniel, God deeply assured me of his gracious care for my family and me. One late night, I sat alone with my son in the intensive care unit, my Bible in hand. Knowing he had only a few days left, my heart was overwhelmed with grief. My chest felt constricted, as if the weight of impending loss were pressing down harder with each passing moment. I was desperate for a word from God.
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September 17, 2024
Love Runs Deeper Than Doubt: Assurance for Our Hardest Days
Thirty-seven hours after my father died, my phone rang. “Dan, your mother only has hours to live. You need to come to the hospital now.”
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June 19, 2022
A Loved and Loving Man: Admiring a Christian Father
My father died of COVID on January 4th of last year. My mother died of COVID just 48 hours and 3 minutes later. At the time, losing both parents within two days of each other felt like far more than I could take.
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May 25, 2014
Living in the Story
Telling a great story with your life is not easy. It’s often exhausting, terribly so—and yet a growing number of evangelical writers passionately encourage us to “tell a great story with your life” or “stop trying to increase your influence and start living a great story!”
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