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Most Christians—myself included—feel inadequate about their prayer life. We know that we don’t pray as often as we should, as fervently as we should, or as eloquently as we should. We know how frequently our minds wander when we pray and how many times we have actually fallen asleep in…

In the second part of this series on struggling well, I mentioned five things that we can do to in the midst of our struggles to approach them Christianly: we can reflect, rehearse, resist, repent, and remember. While I certainly believe that these five things can be tremendously helpful, I…

In part 1 of this series, I argued that Genesis 32:22-32 teaches us that God’s people will struggle for as long as they live. They will struggle with the sin that remains within them and with difficult circumstances and events. But the Old Testament isn’t the only place we see…

The very first article I ever wrote for Tabletalk Magazine was entitled “Our Blessed Struggle.” It was published in 2009 (you can read the entire article here) and focused on the story of Jacob wrestling all night with the Lord, which is found in Genesis 32:22-32. In the article, I…

One of the most helpful quotes that I have encountered is from the Scottish Puritan Samuel Rutherford. He said, “Live in Christ, and you are in the suburbs of heaven.” The reason I have found this quote so helpful is because it addresses one of my greatest struggles, namely, the…

One of the most frequently used words at Reformed Theological Seminary is the word “winsome.” I believe it is a good word that describes a necessary and thoroughly biblical idea. But I realize that what we mean by this word and why we think it is important for us to…