Articles By: Chris Tomlinson

I actually got my start in writing on BWC, so it has a special place in my heart. I went on to other things for a time, but I'm coming back to this community because there are things I need to hear from you and things I want to share with you. My goal in writing is to proclaim Jesus as the greatest satisfaction to every human need by pointing to His superior worth over anything else life can offer. That's a tough job, and I'm certainly not fully qualified to do it, but I'm going to try. One of the places I try to point to Jesus' superior worth is at http://cravesomethingmore.org.

The Man Who Saw The Need

There’s a disruptive tear in the fabric of life when someone dies. Tens of thousands of people die each day, but we live unaware of this fact until death comes close enough for us to touch. Death becomes real during those moments as the fabric is torn, shaking us to our bones, opening up the...

February 22nd, 2010 | Essays | Read More

Live With Haiti In Your Heart

Haiti saddens me. It saddens me in part because so many have lost so much. It also saddens me because I care so little. I don’t say this flippantly. I say this because it’s the reaction I have right now. It’s not something I’m proud of; it’s simply what’s going on at this moment in...

January 14th, 2010 | Featured, Social Justice | Read More

Extolling the Virtues of Sacrifice

Sacrifice is not a term we like to use in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. We buy to satisfy our needs and our cravings, and we don’t like to wait – we want what we want and we want it now. To illustrate this, let us gaze with wonder at the following: US citizens had...

March 26th, 2007 | Social Justice | Read More

How Picking Up Trash Saves the World

I pick up trash now. I didn’t use to, but I do now. At my house, at work, in airports, on sidewalks, in streets, in bathrooms. In all these places, I find little bits of refuse that sit idly by, wearily eyeing each passerby much like a cautious puppy in a dog pound. Tinged with fear, but also...

November 22nd, 2006 | Social Justice | Read More