Can You Be Sad and Still Have Faith?
I want to tell you three stories. ________ The First Story… …is of a beautiful young girl living in Russia. Her heart has just been
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The Poem I Wrote As I Struggled With Depression
Last year, I struggled with a deep and debilitating depression, through which I was burdened with the feeling (among other things) that the promises of
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Can Christians Read Harry Potter?
I’m a fan of the Harry Potter books. If you were to walk into a room of Christians and say those words, you would be
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Why You’re Starved for Wonder and How to Regain It
I don’t usually share my journal with others, but this thought has been preying on my mind for weeks on end, so here begins the
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Why People are Obsessed with History
History has always had an indefinable tug on my mental heartstrings. There’s something breathtaking about saturating yourself deep within an isolation wrought by time, distance
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Why God Commands You to Plunder Pagan Art
Art is a dangerous thing. As Henry Van Til famously quipped: “Culture is religion externalized”. If that is true, then it could also be said
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The Dark Secrets of Mark Twain
A long, whitewashed fence. The scene unfolds before you: A group of boyish faces, spattered with paint and perspiration. They’re smiling, as they drag the
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