There’s a pivotal moment of despair in the well loved story of The Fellowship of the Ring. Gandalf, the great grey wizard, has fallen into the Deep after facing the Balrog, a formidable foe from the underworld. Fallen to his death, as far as the fellowship knows. The great sage…now gone forever. Darkness sweeps in … More Jesus Is On the Move
The great circus revolutionary P.T. Barnum comes to an epiphany at the end of the musical The Greatest Showman. For years he had been chasing the glimmering lights of fame and success, trying to fill an inner need that had been there since he was a child. Growing up as the son of a poor … More The Pursuit of Something More
I found myself praying the same thing that has passed across my lips so many times before. “God, give them comfort in this time of need. Show them that you are there, that you love them, and you are present to see them through this.” A friend was in the midst of a family crisis. … More How God Moves On Behalf of Others
I can’t remember how old I was. Maybe 10 or eleven. Which would be around my own son’s age, now that I think of it. I can’t even remember what started the fight. All I can remember was my dad was mad and he had said something pretty damaging to my heart. This was song … More I Will Be Your Father
“For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” JRR Tolkien The Israelites were running out of hope. Can you imagine the vortex of emotion they were experiencing? One … More If There is a Light Don’t Let it Go Out
Do you remember how it felt to wake up to the first winter snow? How white it seems, that first snowfall. Hauntingly perfect. As a child, you probably couldn’t wait to get out there in it. To make the first snowman. To throw snow balls at your buddies. Or just to mess up that perfect … More The Gift of Wonder
“Awake my soul, for you were meant to meet your maker.” – Mumford & Sons We are not meant to live life in grayscale. Do you ever feel like that? Like you’re just going through the motions every day. Life can certainly seem like one long exhale. Go to work, pay the bills, make sure … More Awake My Soul
I don’t like powdered eggs. Do you? I’m not sure I’ve met anyone who can say that they like powdered eggs. I mean, really like them. They’ll tolerate them. But always with a grimace. We don’t like them for a very simple reason: they’re not real. Now, I know that powdered eggs are some … More How To Be Authentic in a World Of Powdered Eggs
I know it’s sometimes hard to see signs of grace when it comes to religious circles. Especially those cast in the media limelight. Christianity is passed around these days like an old glove that seems to fit just about any hand, but not every hand that wears the glove is a Christian hand. And grace … More Believe it or Not, Grace Still Matters
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” – Tolkien ‘The Lord of the Rings’ How do we reckon with the presence of … More To Deal With Tragedy We Need to Understand Our Own Story
Sean David Ealy 