I Learned Everything I Know about Spiritual Growth from Baseball
In 2008, my hometown Philadelphia Phillies did the unthinkable and won the World Series. And the way they did it involved having a manager at the helm who literally exasperated fans every time he made...
View ArticleThose Common, Hard Things
Last year, I was telling a friend how tired and unmotivated I felt. I wouldn’t have minded the fatigue if my mind were sharper. Being out of commission physically, I wanted to at least get some...
View ArticleDo You Need Friends?
Today Reformed Margins is honored to post this guest article from Paul J. Park. Paul J Park was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, and flew to the States for his undergraduate studies at Duke...
View ArticleWhy I am Spending a Year (At Least) with St. Augustine
I’ve always believed it is important for pastors and writers to read widely. How else will our sermons and articles remain relevant? Outside of reading, where do we continue to learn and develop our...
View ArticleCultivating Spiritual Regularity
Guest writer Jeffrey Jou is a Chinese American effect pigments research scientist as well as a student at Reformed Theological Seminary, New York City. He has been married to his wife, Jamie, for...
View ArticleThe Regularity of Family Worship
Guest writer Jeffrey Jou is a Chinese American effect pigments research scientist as well as a student at Reformed Theological Seminary, New York City. He has been married to his wife, Jamie, for...
View ArticleThe Burdens of the Self, the Church, and Everyone Else
There’s a fascinating conversation between the hobbits Sam and Frodo in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Return of the King. ‘I can’t manage it, Sam,’ [Frodo] said. ‘It is such a weight to carry, such a...
View ArticleChristians Don’t Strut
Many people who know me know that I was a huge fan of the NBC drama series The West Wing, which aired for 7 seasons (1999-2006). It was a political drama that centered around a fictitious Democratic...
View ArticleA Prayer During COVID-19
Oh God, in these days we turn to you. No one else has answers. No one else has hope. Only you, our Creator and Redeemer, are Truth and Life. Loving Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, hear our prayer....
View ArticleRacism & Repentance
“Thank you God that I am not a racist!” Sound familiar? Perhaps you haven’t heard these specific words come out of a Christian’s mouth, but I fear this is what too many of us are thinking these days....
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