Wrestling with Jacob

A journal of faith, grief and devotional musings

Jesus

  • Tailgater or bandwagon fan?

    I enjoy sports like many if not most Americans. I am a fan but also admit I am a fickle one. Win or lose I have neither gained or lost anything. For me it’s simply entertainment. I can take it or leave it. If my team is winning I tend to follow them more, if 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

  • 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

  • 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