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Continue reading →: Five Bible Verses to Ease Your AnxietyEveryone struggles with anxiety to some extent, some more than others. But this truth remains: it’s a universal experience. No one is immune from anxiety, as it’s a natural reaction to life’s events. However, from the outset it’s important to differentiate between regular anxiety and clinical anxiety. Clinical anxiety is…
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Continue reading →: Death Will DieChristian, are you in the throes of suffering? Are you in pain, agony, or torment? Perhaps you’re wondering, Will this ever end? To wonder if our suffering will stop is a natural question, and one the Bible answers decisively. The answer, of course, is not necessarily the answer we desire…
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Continue reading →: A Letter to my Old Self (Pt. 2: Lust)Dear Old Self, We meet again—and again and again. I truly despise that you keep crawling back at my most vulnerable moments, unveiling my most hideous sins. But it’s my own fault, of course. I hear you knock, open the door, invite you in, and pull up a chair for…
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Continue reading →: 20 Quotes from Taking No for an AnswerDo you struggle with unanswered prayer? Are you tired of God telling you no? Is the agony of God not answering your prayers how you’d like causing you to lose trust in Him? In my book Taking No for an Answer: How to Respond When God Says No to Our…
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Continue reading →: Should Christian Authors Self-Publish Books?Awhile back I got into a brief discussion with a few others on Twitter about the topic of Christians self-publishing. There were a couple that, in so many words, said a Christian should never self-publish. Rather, he or she should wait until an opportunity comes. Take the rejections from publishers…
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Continue reading →: Grace for Bad DaysOur whole family had a hard day. Our youngest, Piper, is taking antibiotics for a UTI and, because they likely hurt her stomach, she has had a difficult time. She had a couple meltdowns, which involves her screaming uncontrollably for a period of time (among other things). When this happens—usually…
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Continue reading →: The Pathway to God’s WillAs children of God, bought by the precious blood of Christ, we desire to know God’s will—and we should. We want to understand the plan He has for our lives and be ready for whatever comes our way. The problem, however, is we don’t know the future—and that’s good. But…
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Continue reading →: Purchase My Latest BookFriends, I wanted to give you a periodic reminder that I have a book out entitled Taking No for an Answer: How to Respond When God Says No to Our Prayers, with a foreword by Tim Challies. You may read the endorsements here. Please purchase and/or share!
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Continue reading →: Are You Suffering Because of Your Own Sin?Most everyone knows the story of Job. Satan came to God, and God allowed Satan to wreck Job’s entire life, yet did not give permission to take his life (Job 1:12). Job’s oxen and donkeys (1:14), sheep (v. 15), camels (v. 17), and his children (vv. 18-19) were taken from…
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Continue reading →: WorthyHave you ever wondered what Paul meant by living “worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:27)? In his new book Worthy: Living in Light of the Gospel, published by Crossway, Sinclair Ferguson takes us through the pages of Scripture to find out what it means to be “worthy.”…
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Hello,
I’m Blake
I am a Christian who loves to write about the connection between theology and life. I am married to my wife, Shale, who is a special education teacher. We have been married for five years now. We have two little girls, Jovi and Piper, and they are wonderful. We also have a dog, Dundie–yes, for you people who love The Office, he is named after The Dundie Awards–who is crazy, hairy, but very sweet and rowdy.
I received my BS in Mass Communications from East Central University and did my MTS in Preaching and Pastoral Ministry at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
I am currently working for a philanthropic nonprofit organization, although it is an aspiration of mine to eventually be in ministry, Lord willing.
My wife and I are covenant members of Sovereign Grace Bible Church and have been for eight years now. We are richly blessed by our church.
Blake Long 