Play Again
- July 07, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
You find out who you are on your worst days. When your life crumbles, when you underperform, when you don’t live up to your...
The Redemption of Losses
- July 02, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
I recently began to write commentary as I read Scripture. I find that it allows me to engage with the text in a complete...
Why It Matters to Know About Sheep
- June 23, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
In New Zealand, there are a lot of sheep. I see them whenever I venture outside of the city and into the bare, golden,...
The Way to Happiness
- June 09, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
Blaise Pascal proclaimed that, “All men seek happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they all tend to this end. The...
Symptoms of Selfish Ambition
- May 20, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
Few admit the folly and sinfulness of their selfish ambition. I did not for many, many years. Recent affliction brought it out of me,...
A Meditation on Prayerlessness
- May 13, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
In the Desiring God article, “Start Asking God for More,” Gary Millar writes, “Paul Miller so helpfully says that “learned desperation is at the...
A Gift We Cannot Lose (A Commentary on Hosea 14)
- May 06, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
Everyone, except for the biblical scholars among us (I am not one) or those truly committed to the faithfulness of reading the Word (I...
Repent and Be Saved
- April 28, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
The more I engage with the American church outside of the United States, the more I find my spirit troubled. I recently watched the...
Don’t Call It a Comeback
- April 21, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
I hope that everyone enjoyed the privilege of watching Tiger Woods win the Masters for his 15th major championship last weekend as much as...
Counsel and an Introspection
- April 15, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
I last wrote for Everyday Exiles a few weeks ago. David repents of his sin in Psalm 51 with the plea, “take not your...