People choose strange names for their children. From the silly (I know of a girl born on the way to the hospital who was named “Carsita”), to the dark (like the son who was called “Adolf...
Nakushi No More: How Christmas Changes Our Name
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Devotional Reflections
The Prayer Life that Matters Most (and it Isn’t Yours)
Whose prayer life matters most? The sirens are blaring outside at this very moment. As I sit here at home, situated on the doorstep of Philadelphia—a town currently reeling over the police...
Images of Valor
In a time when believers all too often view faith as a means to personal comfort and even prosperity and ease, more than as a call to war against the world, the flesh, and the devil, we do...
A Somniloquy Soliloquy: Preaching Election in My Sleep
Tim, the Sleep-Talker I’m a somniloquist; one who regularly experiences somniloquy. Simply put: I talk in my sleep. Gayline, my dear long-suffering wife of nearly 43 years has had to...
Dad, Mom, Dr. Packer, Sequoias, and Knowing the God Who Is
Psalm 71:17-18 headlines my website, introducing my heritage and my hope: a multi-generational calling to proclaim the wonders of God. This heritage-hope brings my dad, mom, and Dr. J.I....
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Hope for the Humble: A [Brief] Gospel Meditation in a Grieving Season
This is not a post about politics. It’s about people. And pardon. The Bible is full of accounts of people—really sinful people by the way—who humbled themselves and experienced immediate...
Aiming for God’s way through human words
His Way with Words offers perspectives that are relevant for our times. In it I try to express his (God’s) way—as best I can understand it—with my words. Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of my fellow elders. I am solely responsible for everything on this site.
