There is a special misery reserved for those caught on a little boat in the middle of the sea late at night when a storm is raging. True, there was no rain, but on this night the angry wind swept across unguarded water and threw up muscular waves to toss and knock and soak us. There was a little moonlight, and by it I could see my friends huddled low, heads down, shivering, worrying over the growing pool in the bottom of the boat. What else could we do?| Holy Ghost Stories
Posted on August 15, 2025| www.jeffwofford.com
When I graduated from seminary I was a wreck. I had become spiritually destitute. I came within one heartbeat of losing my faith. | Holy Ghost Stories
I’m trying an experiment. Starting July 30 I will be publishing a book, The Last Family, on this website, in a strange and unusual way. The book will appear in segments, synchronized in real time with the events of the story.| Holy Ghost Stories
Like most people, I experience pain. Physical pain, emotional pain, mental pain, perhaps even spiritual pain. It happens to the best of us. It would be nice if something as widespread and commonplace as pain were pleasant and enriching. But as it turns out, I don’t actually like pain that much. You might even say … Continue reading "First- and Second-Order Pain"| Holy Ghost Stories
Believers and unbelievers alike ought to recall from Scripture how often it is true that the Lord works through nature rather than against it. (CS Lewis makes this point in his book Miracles.) Without wishing to be flippant, it’s almost as if the Lord surfs nature rather than slicing it or else making no contact … Continue reading "When God Provides No Miracle"| Holy Ghost Stories
One day a young angel, only three and a half billion years old, very naive, with limited experience of the wide universe and eager for more, was called over by one of her elder brothers. “I have a special mission for you,” he said. “It is said that Life has appeared somewhere in the universe, … Continue reading "Lyra"| Holy Ghost Stories
Here’s how it happened for me. I was sitting in the back seat on the passenger side. I had just asked the driver how long he’d been with Uber, and he said, like he’d answered the question a thousand times, “Six months.” Then I asked how many rides he’d given, and there was a sort … Continue reading "Measures"| Holy Ghost Stories
I have been making video games for about 25 years. I’ve been a gamer since long before that, and a Christian since before that. Games have changed a lot over the years. Prior to about 2005, there were a very limited number of good games, certainly a very limited number of “big” games that would … Continue reading "Can a Christian Play Video Games?"| Holy Ghost Stories
This article is about board games, how they are designed and played, but most importantly how they are talked about. My goal in writing it is to help people who give reviews of board games to give better ones. My thesis will be that games produce certain subjective qualities of experience, and that a good … Continue reading "The Quality of an Hour"| Holy Ghost Stories
I recently completed the quest of reading everything C. S. Lewis ever wrote in chronological order. Now when the moment is fresh, I’d like to clarify, celebrate, and reflect upon that quest. My chief goal in reflection is to make as much good out of the reading as I can as well as to pave the way for the second expedition through his works that I hope to make someday.| Holy Ghost Stories
Leaders command people. That’s kind of what a leader is: someone with the authority to direct the actions of others. | Holy Ghost Stories