Category: Spiritual Formation

In 1962, a young Air Force corporal named Dick Hoyt was thrilled to welcome his new son into the world. Like many new fathers, he was filled with hope about […]

The Christian life is not simply about living moments of blessing and praise. If we look to Scripture, we see moments of lament or grief (John 11:35), moments of panic […]

When I was a senior in college, I participated in the long-standing tradition of decorating the campus during what we called “Senior Night.” Meant to be a prank (but one […]

I have learned that sometimes, as a professor, my students assume I have it mostly together. Let me shatter that illusion with my real story: I am naturally a pessimist […]

C.S. Lewis said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” What do you hope for? What do you wait for? What are […]

If you’ve never seen the classic movie The Shawshank Redemption (1994), then you ought to–tonight. Earning seven Oscar nominations, it easily makes its way into my top five favorite movies […]

“I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am […]

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus […]

Hope is defined as “a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.” Well, all of us are hoping for something, because all of us want something […]