I’m Fine With What I Don’t Know

I can't logically prove every foundation of my faith true; if I could, I'd be able to invent it myself, and I'd have no need for God. God's love, God's providence, God's promises: I trust those things not because my intellect has determined for me that they are certain, but because I believe that what God has said is true. [Click title to read more.]

Glory In Gold

In a world where all of our material goods are disposable, replaceable, and valued in dollars, the brilliant surrender of the world to winter - a transformation of color whose beauty exceeds any practical purpose - is a valuable gift that tells us a lot about the Creator, His delights, and His nature. [Click title to read more.]

You Are God’s Object Lesson

Sometimes, our well-intentioned explanations sound like gibberish. That's why living the Gospel is so important. [Click title to read more.]

Commodifying God

For lo, according to the gospel of the dollar, our souls are redeemed by our accessories. [Click title to read more.]

We’ve Lost The Benefit Of Necessity

Regardless of their own struggles, the early church seemed to have grasped the notion that the responsibility to share Jesus was theirs alone and that working together, regardless of a host of other issues, was absolutely required. [Click title to read more.]

How We Define Kindness

Christian kindness isn't just "being nice." Anybody can be nice. [Click title to read more.]

Five Ways To Be The People You Love To Be Around

These guidelines won't turn you into an extrovert who enjoys socializing. But they will help you to become an enjoyable person to be around: someone who cares, someone who is engaged, someone who is authentically open to listening and serving. [Click title to read more.]

Stop Making Failure Easy

One of the best things we can do is to get out of our own way. [Click title to read more.]

Book Review: Tish Harrison Warren’s The Liturgy Of The Ordinary

A review of Tish Harrison Warren's The Liturgy of the Ordinary. [Click title to read more.]

Paying Attention To God (And Your Own Mind)

We talk a lot about hearing God and paying attention to Him, but we have a habit of then immediately turning on every device and engaging in every activity within reach, often with mindless fervor. No wonder we can't hear anything! [Click title to read more.]