Death
đź”’ Paid Article (Sept. 24, 2025): Dying with Christ, Rising with Truth
A meditation on the spiritual heart of loss. Through the lens of his father’s final days, Andrew reflects on how grief becomes participation in the gospel itself — the dying of the false self, the surrender of control, and the quiet rising of truth that cannot die.
On my way Home
A poem about Homesickness
Liefde, leven en sterven
Een tekstje over liefde, het leven en de dood
"You can’t pour the new life of Christ into the old self" Wednesday of Trinity 19 2025
But you can’t patch the old with a little grace. You can’t pour the new life of Christ into the old self that wants to run the show. The old self has to die. The old wineskin has to burst. That’s what happens in Baptism. The old Adam is drowned. The new man rises. That’s what happens in Absolution. The old guilt is forgiven. The new life begins again. That’s what happens in the Supper. The old hunger is met with new wine—Christ’s own Blood poured out for you, filling you with His forgiveness and His life.
Free Article 2 (Sept. 25, 2025): When We Stop Resisting the Fall
Just as autumn glorifies its own decline, we too are called to fall with grace. This essay likens the fading of a life — and of civilizations themselves — to nature’s own rhythm of death and renewal. The fall, when received instead of resisted, becomes the beginning of rebirth.
Are My Friends in Hell?
I don't always have high hopes for people I know who have died.
