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Last Sunday

Lord’s Day at TEC – November 1, 2026

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confession exhortation

Do Nothing Without It

The Chief Shepherd has sent us a book. Read it, crave it, and do nothing without it.

communion meditation

Faith Changes Everything

Everything good is bad without faith. The righteous shall live by faith, and we eat and drink at the Lord's Table by faith.

Newly published

Front cover of The Blessed Option, featuring a detail of Georges Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte above the navy title panel.
Thumb’s Width Publishers

The Blessed Option

Christians confess that Jesus is Lord. How, then, should we live while we await His return?

Build, battle, or just preach the Bible? There is another option that includes the best parts of all three.

Now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.

Besides Sunday

The newest writing that wasn’t written for the Lord’s Day.

The archive
bring them upSep 1

Black Belt Raggants

The following are my notes for the 2026-27 ECS Convocation address, given September 1.

bring them upJun 17

Forging Raggants

It was early one June morning as seven potential apprentices stood in the sun waiting for the blacksmith to come outside.

bring them upJun 6

Yielded Hustle

The following are my notes for the 2026 graduation at ECS.

Shots of encouragement

Short encouragements, usually built on one verse or one good quotation.

All 195 Shots
Apr 10

Nerve as Faith

I've spent a decent amount of time thinking about the word nerve.

From the bookshelf

Reviews when the reading was done.

All 199 reviews

In season

More Fields for Doing Good

Other good work going on in Marysville and beyond.