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A Year of Highlights: Reflecting on the Past to Move Forward In this blog post, I explore the highlights of the past year on the Lead a Quiet Life blog, reflecting on key moments, spiritual growth, and insights for slowing down and moving forward with intention. The Discipline of an Annual...

The Light at the Core of Christmas Light: image by geralt Darkness to Light When it comes to Christmas, I’m sure every single facet has been explored over and over, dissected, examined, and studied … but the Word is alive, and it can speak to one in different ways at different...

Mary’s Magnificat: A Prophetic Love for the People of God Over the next few days, many of us will gather with friends and family. At some point, gifts will be exchanged. Many of us give gifts because, in this season, we remember the greatest gift we have received—Jesus. Christmas is defined as...

My PostChristmas Meditation on the Passage of Time Never Enough Time Gift shopping–check Packed and mailed gifts to those who live far away–check Elementary Christmas program–check High school Christmas program–check Exams, administered, graded, posted (except for research papers to be...

Eternity and Immutability of God The Eternity and Immutability of God according to Hermann Cremer in The Christian Doctrine of the Divine Attributes, 4:4, pp. 76-81 Kudos to those who are continuing reading this book with me! For those who have not read these pages, please do not comment...

When You’re Just . . . Done [ 1 min read ★ ] Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding—Proverbs 3:5 Is there any belief you’ve simply gotten tired of believing? Is there any belief you’ve held onto, stubbornly, for too long now? We men...

6 Ways to Promote a Happy Relationship Karen, 38, and Kevin, 39, have been married for eight years and have fallen into the habit of bickering about small things and arguing often. On a daily basis, they no longer show appreciation for each other. As a result, their interactions have become...

Jesus: Good News of Great Happiness The angel’s message to the shepherds at Jesus’ birth condenses the gospel to its core. He said, “I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people” (Luke 2:10). The gospel isn’t for some; it’s for all. The Greek adjective translated...

Quick Violence vs. Slow Violence: Luigi Mangione This article follows the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The murderer, Luigi Mangione, has received condemnation from the corporate media, Ben Shapiro, and some of the American public. Mangione, however, has more broadly received...

Living As An Introvert in a Big, Loud World According to the Meyers-Briggs Personality Inventory, I am an extreme introvert. This did not come as a surprise to me. I have always been what one might call shy. At the age of 68, I am still learning to live as an introvert in a big, loud world...

What does it mean to continue or endure? Quick Answer: What does it mean to continue or endure? What if we don’t continue in the faith? Will we lose our salvation? Passages that speak of the need to “continue” or “hold fast” are addressed to those who are not yet saved and still need to...

Tis The Season To Be Wonder Blessed God Is Our Wonderful Savior Praise be to you, Lord, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours...

3 Signs You’re Wrecking Your Marriage I was wrecking my marriage, and I didn’t even realize it. Five years in and I was ready to give up. I thought the problem was my husband. If he’d just “shape up,” we’d have a great marriage. He didn’t want to spend time with me, and he didn’t seem...

Working or Watching? [ 1 min read ★ ] We must work . . . while it is day; night is coming—John 9:4 Ever feel like you’re spending way too much of life watching? I mean, what’s your personal watching-to-working...

Failure is on the Menu [ 1 min read ★ ] I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities—2 Corinthians 12:10 We men are often just wrong about failure. It seems we’ve all decided that if we ever experience failure, we're then failures. It’s not...

Parenting Moment: Wrapped Presents & Our Child’s Gifting I smiled as I watched my son do his best to guess what a package contained. He shook it, noticing its sound. He took note of its size. He thought through everything that could possibly fit that description—or so he thought. I know he’ll be...

Praotes: Meekness not Weakness Meekness in the New Testament stems from the Greek word praotes. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness… Galatians 5.22-23 (KJV) praotes Praotes can mean meekness, gentleness, and mildness. It is...

Mary’s Magnificat: A Prophetic Hope for the Humbled As we enter the season of Advent, we embark on a journey of anticipation and preparation. Advent, derived from the Latin word adventus, meaning “coming,” is a time set aside to reflect on the Incarnation of Jesus. It grounds us in the awe and...

Releasing Your Spouse’s Potential Sin is the ultimate destroyer of relationships. Not only does it make people do stupid and irresponsible things, but it distracts us from our purpose, dilutes the bond God created in marriage, and causes untold damage to families. But if we live out the...

4 Ways to Keep Romance Alive Even When You Feel Like You’re Dying I recently read an article that said childbirth is a bigger factor in divorce than infidelity. You’re more likely to split up because you had a baby than because one of you cheated. According to the Relationship Research...