It's easy to call yourself a sinner as a shorthand to mean "hey, I'm not perfect." But it's far harder to confess to the actual sin. To talk about who you are when you aren't Christlike. To admit what imperfection looks like when it crops up in your own life. [Click title to read more.]
Category: Christian living
What Sacrificial Giving Looks Like
The most extravagant giving often comes from places of lack, and the gift receives value not from what it is but from the spirit in which it was given. [Click title to read more.]
The Simplicity of Stars
The Christian life is really pretty simple. Simple like true darkness and stars. But as believers, I think sometimes we'd prefer it not to be. [Click title to read more.]
The Concept of “Christian Business”
What do we mean when we call a business or an enterprise "Christian"? The difference between definitions can be striking. [Click title to read more.]
Weekly Round-Up
Let's catch up, pray, and rest together. [Click title to read more.]
Putting Down The Bullhorn To Focus On Your Own Sin
We must call out ourselves the way we would call out others before we call out others at all. [Click title to read more.]
My First Ash Wednesday
This season, as we look forward to Easter, my desire is this: to hunger for holiness year-long, and to make love the outward adornment that sets me apart. [Click to read more.]
No, Satan Is Not Responsible For Your Hangnail
In certain places, the following philosophy is prominent: Satan is responsible for all the bad stuff and everything that doesn't happen how it should. This way of thinking has bothered me for ages for two primary reasons: 1) it relieves humans of responsibility and agency for their own actions and 2) it reduces Satan in some cases to a merry mischief-maker, the Dark Lord of Inconveniences. [Click title to read more.]
In Preparation For Easter: Remembering
As Easter approaches, I want to remember who Jesus is - not just to the world, but to me. [Click title to read more.]
What Is Your Biggest, Craziest God-Dream?
What would we do if the sky was the limit? If each of us had unlimited resources - money, time, energy - at our disposal, what would we do here for God? [Click title to read more.]
Samaritan's Song 