James and the Storm (reflection on Not By Sight by John Bloom)

The Gospel is the Enemy of Sense. (Luke 8:24-25)

Time has provided me with so much experienced, tangible logic and stored it away in the cache of my memory, that active faith in an unseen God (whom I believe and love) is a daily struggle. I have years of felt pain, learned behavior, and realized consequences to support my trust in the things I see.

I've felt the immediate sting of my foolish decisions so many times; to believe in a joy that's to be realized is something that must be fought for. It will not come easy.

But, because my eyes have been opened, it seems that common sense is often an enemy to my faith in an uncommon, holy God and His Gospel.

The Dead Dolphin

My dad tells about the time when an unlikely dolphin and a night out made for an interesting evening.

The Effects of Unfelt Things

The greatest effects are by no means those which make the most noise, and are most easily observed. The greatest effects are often silent, quiet, and hard to detect at the time they are being produced.
- J. Piper