Robbie

My Breakup with Video Games

I’ve been dating video games for 20 years. But in early-mid 2019 we broke up. I was um-ing and ahr-ing about the decision for a little while by that stage. Our relationship was progressing well. I’d played all the Dark Souls games and completed them multiple times. But sometimes you get that inkling that aContinue reading “My Breakup with Video Games”

Challenging the Emotional Nerve Reflex

No doubt, if I asked you to think about a difficult question or a challenging topic, perhaps you automatically think of a rather negative example. When we think about difficult and challenging things we automatically associate those things with negativity like an emotional nerve reflex. We struggle with the idea of suffering. A difficult topicContinue reading “Challenging the Emotional Nerve Reflex”

The Contexts of our Prayers

When we think about the prayer warriors of old and current, we often do so with the mind to emulate their great examples: time spent in prayer, prayer through all hours, prayers of great magnitude, prayer for specific things that are then answered miraculously. We consider what they have done and transplant their practices intoContinue reading “The Contexts of our Prayers”

Faithless Prayer…?

Is it possible to truly pray before you are a Christian? As I have thought about prayer recently and talked with others about it, I think that this is a common thought and a common question that we have. The answer, of course, depends on your definition. Generally speaking, people hold to a very broadContinue reading “Faithless Prayer…?”

The Glorious Book You Can’t Read

Have you heard this before? “I just finished reading [insert amazing book]. I think it would be undeniably perfect for what you’re thinking about. You are under every conceivable obligation to read it!” So, after hearing these exact words and quickly opening up Amazon you one-click-buy and hoist your sails for a new and betterContinue reading “The Glorious Book You Can’t Read”

“Wards of Life” Book Review

Want meaningful Christian content with a twist? Even if you don’t you should watch this book review against your own will and desire – like I do when my wife cooks vegetables for dinner. My hope is that these reviews get you exited to read these books. But not too excited. Reading can be fun,Continue reading ““Wards of Life” Book Review”

On Reading.

When I finished my degree at Moore Theological College last year I wanted to make sure that one item on my self-help productivity list was reading books. But there’s a lot to read and so we need to prioritize what we’re going to feed our eyes, ears and hopefully brain. At the top of theContinue reading “On Reading.”