We were never meant to read Scripture like a spreadsheet. But that’s what modern literalism taught us to do — dissecting mystery in the name of certainty. This post invites you back into the depth: to read with reverence, imagination, and soul. Not just for answers, but for transformation.
“If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.” — Matthew 5:23–24 It’s one of Jesus’ most disruptive teachings: Pause your […]
“Do not be anxious about your life…” — Jesus, Matthew 6:25 Anxiety isn’t just a feeling. It’s a fracture. “If you have never experienced anxiety, think of it as the opposite of peace. All the peace—inward and outward—was stripped from my life at that moment.” — Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon The Greek word used […]
We all know the list. The Bible names them plainly: Sexual immorality. Greed. Drunkenness. Rage. Deceit. Pride. And yes — they’re destructive. They corrode relationships, distort desire, and pull us away from wholeness. But they don’t come from nowhere. They’re often self-harming attempts to soothe, control, or numb the ache of disconnection — from God, […]
I’ve been trying for a long time. Trying to be good. Trying to be worthy — of the space I take up, of the air I breathe. Trying to fix others so I feel useful. Trying to save others to mask the fact that I need saving. Trying to run from myself. Trying to do […]
The condition of sin doesn’t always show up as some dramatic rebellion. Most days, it just feels like this: worthless, ugly, shameful, and utterly hopeless. And that feeling — not the theology, not the doctrine, but the raw sensation of it — is often the most real experience of life. A kind of ache that […]
What if the trembling you’ve been taught to fear is actually the doorway to healing, worship, and wonder? This post explores the mythic, psychological, and biblical power of shuddering — not as a weakness, but as a sacred return. There’s an old fairy tale — retold by the Brothers Grimm — about a boy who […]
How a fragmented man became the measure of kings The Puzzle of David How do we explain David? He was a man of extremes— devoted and reckless, reverent and impulsive, a man who penned songs to God with one breath and orchestrated a murder with the next. And yet… he is called “a man […]
I’ve grown cynical with age. Or maybe just more honest. “I get so cold / I don’t know if I belong here anymore” — Charli XCX, I Might Say Something Stupid (2024) Maybe I’m only now admitting what I always felt: That anything can be diced into pieces— dissected, scrutinised, drained of meaning— until it […]
“The Lord said, ‘I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry… I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them…’” (Exodus 3:7–8) We cry out from our personal Egypts— not just physical places, but systems of survival: ways of thinking, believing, and […]
