Meeting the blues with grace Some Christians believe that all forms of mental illness or emotional distress are really spiritual problems in disguise. It’s…
Denis Haack
Denis is the author of The Rest of Success: What the World Didn’t Tell You About Having It All and has written articles for such journals as Reformation & Revival Journal, Eternity, Covenant, and World. He holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies degree from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis.
Craig Finn, Clear Heart Full Eyes (2011)
Holding steady for goodness I had never heard of Craig Finn until he was interviewed on The Colbert Report along with guitarist Tad Kubler.…
Abraham Kuyper (Richard Mouw, 2011), Portraits of a Radical Disciple (Christopher Wright, 2011)
Two 20th century leaders worth knowing St. Paul says that God cares for his church. One way he does so is by raising up…
The Mill and the Cross (Lech Majewski, 2011)
The story in a painting In 1564, the Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569), painted The Procession to Calvary (or The Way to…
Leonard Cohen, “Banjo” (2012)
A Broken Banjo Bobbing On Leonard Cohen’s latest album, Old Ideas (2012) he records a song simply named, “Banjo.” It’s a simple, unadorned song,…
The Hunger Games (Gary Ross, 2012)
When trust is a matter of life and death The story is set in some unidentified period in the future. The United States has…
Random Meaning
Creation / Ordinary Life / Work and Rest
Fearing randomness meaningfully This past weekend I did nothing and it was profoundly productive. We spent the weekend away from Toad Hall, away from…
Tom Waits, Bad as Me (2011)
You're the same kind of bad as me I was listening to Tom Waits’ latest CD, Bad as Me (2011) recently, and suddenly a…
Doubt, Faith, and Knowledge
If you read the New Testament you will probably notice that some of the disciples of Jesus are mentioned quite often. Peter shows up…
Three Theories of Everything (Ellis Potter, 2012)
Wondering whether things make sense I am going to recommend a book in this piece—recommend strongly that you read it—and perhaps the best way…