Life's Inanities and Ironies

One year ago today, I began posting daily devotionals—thoughtful studies of theology and Scripture. At the beginning, I wasn’t sure I could keep it up, but through God’s grace and His faithful inspiration, I have now written and shared more than 365 devotionals over the past year. I’ve always tried to stay a few days ahead, and God has never let me down. He consistently provides the insight, understanding, and inspiration needed to bring you the very best I can offer. While the readership remains modest—usually between 30 and 100 people each day—I’m deeply grateful for every person who takes the time to read what God has laid on my heart. I know these writings aren’t on the level of a Tim LaHaye or a David Jeremiah, and I never expected them to be. Everything I share comes from careful, intensive study of the passages and topics at hand. I simply want to take a moment to say thank you to all of you who have followed along on this journey over the past year. By God’s grace and with His ...

In contemporary Christianity, " backsliding " refers to a believer's gradual or sudden drift away from active faith, often marked by spiritual regression rather than progression. This concept, rooted in biblical warnings like Jeremiah 3:22 ("Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings") and Proverbs 14:14 ("The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways"), remains relevant amid rising secularism, cultural shifts, and personal crises. Today, it's intertwined with phenomena like faith deconstruction , declining church attendance , and the influence of social media, where young adults increasingly question or abandon traditional beliefs. Recent discussions highlight how modern pressures—such as worldly distractions, spiritual dryness, and unforgiveness—exacerbate this issue, as warned in Hosea 4:16 ("For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer") and Jeremiah 8:5 ("Why then is this people of Jerusa...