Wrestling with Jacob

A journal of faith, grief and devotional musings

faith

  • Love Embraces the soul

    March is a more difficult month than the rest for Stacey and I. It’s been 9 years since our son died. One of the many things grief has taught us is that the depth of our love for Jake is matched by the depth of our grief. Love embraces the soul. Jake was a lover Read more

  • Why is lawlessness surging in America? The blame game is being played. Guns, drugs, mental illness get the headlines but what are we really witnessing? Here’s the cold hard truth. A latter day sign of the return of Jesus is lawlessness. He said, “And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow Read more

  • Today marks 8 years since our son Jacob left us. What is heaven like for him? What does he see? What does he hear? I’ve been thinking about these things today. If he could return and tell us of heaven, which he will not, would it bring unbelievers to faith? No, it cannot. Paul the Read more

  • The New Earth

    It’s earth day. The world is busy as ever trying to extend her shelf life. Climate change is real. The scriptures affirm its reality but how it happens is much different than the scoffing world expects. God is patiently waiting for men to turn to him. But like the flood the day of the Lord Read more

  • 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