Wrestling with Jacob

A journal of faith, grief and devotional musings

  • If tomorrow never comes

    I am not absolutely sure, but I think the death of a child might be the deepest pain that an individual can experience in life. I am confident however it has been my deepest hurt in life. There are things I would do differently if I had known Jake would die at 22. Tuned into Read more

  • Insurmountable Evidence

    Sitting on a hung jury once I was asked to examine the evidence and come to a verdict. The defendant was acquitted because of reasonable doubt. For some the jury is still out on Jesus. Some are indifferent. Some are hostile. Some doubt. Some call it a myth. And some have not looked closely at Read more

  • A teacher called grace

    A teacher called Grace Seven years have come and gone since our Jake passed in March of 2014. Grief has been a teacher to Stacey and I (others also) through this difficult season of life. I think the greatest lesson I have learned since that awful day is that the grace of God is without Read more

  • Hope guaranteed. A new body and abundant life

    I long to see my son and loved ones face to face in heaven. The great hope of the Christian faith is the resurrection made possible by the life, death resurrection and ascension of Jesus. He is firstfruits of that harvest. Whom I will give thanks to, in person, in a new body, forever. I Read more

  • Valentines Day for Dummies

    Valentines Day for Dummies Valentines Day for Dummies — Read on mjfekete.com/2016/02/10/valentines-day-for-dummies/ Read more