Writing archive

The Sting of Biblical Bluntness

Weekly Text: Acts 13:1-12

Sun, 11 May 20254 min read

This story turns out to be a battle between the gospel-centred, Gentile-friendly expansion of the word of God, and the superstitious envyings of Jewish false religion. The church at Antioch, it seemed, had all the bel...

Leaving a False Religion: How I Became a Reformed Christian

Sat, 10 May 20251 min read

I grew up a Christadelphian. Eventually, I grew up into Christ, left the Christadelphians, and became a reformed Christian. This is part one of the story: how God led me out of a false religion into the historic Chris...

6. Don't Count on Being the Next Harry T

The Thirty Sayings (6/30)

Wed, 23 Apr 20255 min read

Saying Six Proverbs 22:29 Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before unknown men. Don’t count on being the next Harry T. “Hard work pays off,” your mother (probably)...

The Last Tree (2016)

In which Year 9 me tried to write dystopian fiction

Sun, 20 Apr 20257 min read

Introduction The Last Tree is a short dystopian story I wrote in 2016. The inspiration to write it — and this is quite the romantic backstory — was the desire to pass Year 9 English. I also wanted to prove to my obnox...

An Exhaustive Discussion on the Life and Times of Abraham

Weekly Text: Hebrews 11:17-19

Sun, 20 Apr 20251 min read

The account of Abraham sacrificing Isaac is the meeting point of two inversely related concepts: faith and idolatry. And I don’t feel like explaining why, so that’s all....

Why Aren't My Prayers Being Answered?

Solving the age-old question once and for all. You're welcome.

Sat, 19 Apr 20255 min read

For the following piece of writing, I have restricted myself to half an hour. It might hurt, but I will have to churn out many much-less-than-perfect sentences if I am to have any chance of getting my point across in...

The Fork

Tue, 15 Apr 20252 min read

He found it on a Tuesday, just past the orchard and before the creek, relaxing in the grass like it had showed up early for something big. Not a metaphorical fork. An actual, four-pronged, stainless steel, probably-dr...

5. Resist the Urge to Redesign the Wheel

The Thirty Sayings (5/30)

Mon, 14 Apr 20254 min read

Saying Five Proverbs 22:28 Do not move the ancient boundary which your fathers have set. Resist the urge to redesign the wheel. There is, and always has been, a political spectrum. On the left side are those who wear...

Palming Off Old Work for Palm Sunday

Weekly Text: Zechariah 9

Sun, 13 Apr 20254 min read

Sunday, 13 April 2025 The following is an excerpt from my brief commentary on Zechariah, written deep in the trenches of 2024, when, for many months, finding and defending the truth of this difficult book occupied a s...