https://jedostoich.com/about daily 0.75 2024-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/1524338181936-OPYAIX45KCOI9786AFIT/Me About - I practice the craft of writing. I never set out to write or edit—I went to Bible college and seminary thinking I'd become a pastor or a professor of some ilk. But thanks to the procrastination that left me taking Creative Writing 101 in my final year of grad school, here I am. I love writers. I want to take what seems so ordinary to new and growing wielders of the written word and cultivate it into masterpieces. I want to help people capture on paper the slices of everyday life that make living extraordinary. So I edit. And, for the sake of credibility, I have a B.A. in Old Testament Hebrew from Moody Bible Institute, and a Th.M. with a dual emphasis in Biblical Theology and Old Testament from Dallas Theological Seminary. I pay the bills working as Executive Editor of Discovery Series and Digital Content at Our Daily Bread Ministries, and pay for the other parts of life by freelancing as an editor. On occasion you'll find me taking one evening a week to help teach writing classes at my grad school. When I’m not writing or studying, I’m spending time with my wife and five kids at our home in West Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/1639080693073-P348A9EU0OKSZGK5Q3CT/patrick-fore-0gkw_9fy0eQ-unsplash.jpeg About https://jedostoich.com/home daily 1.0 2025-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/4b5df218-dfb4-4dd5-8d3a-fe5a0051ce0d/PXL_20250208_212121788.PORTRAIT%7E2.jpg Home - The words we read show us the world. The words we speak show us our souls. I care about words. They have power unlike anything else in this world to create and destroy. I’ve built my life on little marks on pages, and I can help you do the same. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/e5e9e206-bdc7-48ae-bc3b-37d7c662b246/Cover+Mockup+5.jpg Home - Read my book. Encounter God on his terms in the way that the Bible wants to present him. Discover a foundational method for reading the Bible so that you can meet God in the story over and over again. Of Deity and Dust will change the way you read the Bible forever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/1455597728866-29CW4GA4DRMTH9GB1UIA/photo-1414919823178-e9d9d0afd0ac.jpg Home https://jedostoich.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/1487872231951-0DOQQSGU657HNYTDWS59/michal-grosicki-203072.jpg Contact https://jedostoich.com/works daily 0.75 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/3e7e0371-baf1-4e18-82e0-534a8abe8af6/Grief.jpeg My Works - Broken-down Cars Grieving with those who grieve looks a lot like a car wreck on the side of the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/8a5d7618-0980-45ca-8d41-cdc558fb15ae/Gardens.jpeg My Works - Gardens and the History of Humanity The story of humanity pivots on small moments in far-away gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/277d2022-5281-44ba-9c1b-521ad18dadfe/Dust.jpeg My Works - Consecrate We Who Are Dust A prayer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/08d18dff-0aef-445c-9d78-e109230fa7f2/Future.jpeg My Works - Keep Your Back to the Future Hebrew looks at the timeline backwards. And that might be a good thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/2a997f4e-1d11-4a92-82a0-9cff95fd1fb9/Job.jpeg My Works - Job and the God who would not be chained. The Book of Job isn’t about grief. It’s about a God who is truly free. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/7cf55bb7-bedd-49cf-b787-0f1c28f00936/Magi.jpeg My Works - Jesus or Herod? The choice of the Magi When faced with the long-promised king, will you bend a knee or raise your fist in rebellion? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/d8b93e88-5d1e-424c-9acc-ff182b306583/Loves.jpeg My Works - How God Loves Us The tenacious love of God never, ever lets go. Even when it hurts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/4c7173a4-b58d-4ce5-b0f9-079e66099c2a/Lament.png My Works - Lament. Full Stop. Biblical lament invites God’s people to halt their day-to-day life and sit in sorrow with those whose worlds have crumbled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/06c3c440-c1f8-49c8-823e-e1d4faa5529d/Read.jpeg My Works - The Hard Task of Reading Well Reading the Bible is a skill you can strengthen. But it takes time—and practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/b93c76b4-78ce-459c-8646-18ad99a5ebac/ODAD+Banner+2.jpg My Works - Read my book. Encounter God on his terms in the way that the Bible wants to present him. Discover a foundational method for reading the Bible so that you can meet God in the story over and over again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/4d192601-d768-48ec-b827-ee97235e84c9/Mercy.jpeg My Works - Living Justly, Loving Mercy A collection of essays on God’s call to justice and mercy in an age of anger and rage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/1cd4ff8c-7141-44a9-b130-e647a7f51138/Yet+Shall+We+Live.jpg My Works - Yet Shall We Live My vision of Christianity wasn’t strong enough to account for my pain. It couldn’t blot my bleeding soul fast enough. The shadows snuck in too swiftly and too deep. I white–knuckled the cliffside of hope, my feet slipping on rocks that suddenly went slick with my own tears. In the face of pain, suffering, and death, it felt like Christianity as a religion, relationship, or ritual simply didn’t work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/1639702676083-WF2DPZ9YIHYZXQ4PAZGG/Remade+Cover.jpeg My Works - Remade in the Image of Jesus Learn what it means to be truly human again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/6671ce89-542e-4f65-939d-753f55ef7111/Editor.png My Works - My Fair Writer All writers have a voice, and we all need to let go of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/427e8527-9101-4330-9d6f-b22cbedb6213/Child.jpeg My Works - A Child’s Compassion What my toddler daughter taught me about forgiveness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/972c81f6-3edb-4b4a-8939-bfd2a51f598a/Worship.jpeg My Works - Worshipping God Means More than Singing Modern Christianity thinks worship is exclusively a musical endeavor. But the Bible’s picture of praise is very different. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/b1b90047-8187-42a1-b566-a483e82a1855/GtoR+Cover.jpeg My Works - From Genesis to Revelation The Bible tells the haunting story of God’s quest to restore humanity to the lofty place it held at the beginning of all things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/daea4ceb-9991-4b38-b9da-c8b463c6dcaf/Saul.jpeg My Works - The Chilling Tale of a King When we read “Saul from Gibeah,” we should tremble in our seats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/1554926006537-65KKKWFJXV4O5RG233UK/erol-ahmed-460277-unsplash.jpg My Works https://jedostoich.com/odad daily 0.75 2025-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/130aa5ea-06a1-4b03-be89-096fcd71f4ea/Discussion+Guide+Cover+Mockup+2.jpg Of Deity and Dust - Get the discussion guide. Download a simple discussion guide for use in group study or your own personal reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/e5e9e206-bdc7-48ae-bc3b-37d7c662b246/Cover+Mockup+5.jpg Of Deity and Dust - Get the book. Encounter God on his terms in the way that the Bible wants to present him. Discover a foundational method for reading the Bible so that you can meet God in the story over and over again. Of Deity and Dust will change the way you read the Bible forever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/00cd2aec-aa4b-4d89-941a-f801230d3801/Notes+Header+Image.jpg Of Deity and Dust - Read the endnotes. Dive deeper into the research and scholarship behind the book’s content. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/0801679b-f176-4a6c-9094-19759e7e6603/ODAD+Banner+2.png Of Deity and Dust https://jedostoich.com/introduction daily 0.75 2025-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/4d5541bb-7cd8-4e99-978f-825c59925c4a/Notes+Header+Image.jpg Introduction https://jedostoich.com/1-a-trip-worth-taking daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 1. A Trip Worth Taking https://jedostoich.com/2-understanding-story daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 2. Understanding Story https://jedostoich.com/3-the-beginning-of-all-things daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 3. The Beginning of All Things https://jedostoich.com/4-the-crisis-of-unmaking daily 0.75 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 4. The Crisis of Unmaking https://jedostoich.com/5-the-shortcut daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 5. The Shortcut https://jedostoich.com/6-the-long-road daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 6. The Long Road https://jedostoich.com/7-when-a-god-goes-to-war daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 7. When a God Goes to War https://jedostoich.com/8-a-god-who-keeps-his-promises daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 8. A God Who Keeps His Promises https://jedostoich.com/9-the-long-road-part-two daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 9. The Long Road Part Two https://jedostoich.com/10-intermission-the-other-books daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 10. Intermission – The Other Books https://jedostoich.com/11-a-slow-descent-into-sadness daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 11. A Slow Descent into Sadness https://jedostoich.com/12-the-solution daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 12. The Solution https://jedostoich.com/13-intermission-the-other-gospels daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 13. Intermission – The Other Gospels https://jedostoich.com/14-the-long-road-home daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 14. The Long Road Home https://jedostoich.com/15-to-share-his-stage daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 15. To Share His Stage https://jedostoich.com/16-tools-for-the-journey daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56bca0a90442624cb95a5407/faee42ac-4888-436f-bb28-5d09ed993400/Notes+Header+Image.jpg 16. Tools for the Journey