Make It Hard To Say No To God

Here's the thing: ignoring God is easier when it's a passive act. When we just sort of let it slide, when we never committed to speaking with Him in any concrete way to start, there's no moment of confrontation or decision where we must utter the truth: that we choose to ignore Him. [Click title to read more.]

The Hunger Blessing Week 2 Now Available

Odds are, what we perceive as "intimacy" with God...isn't. We have a way of watering down our relationship with Him, reducing our interaction with the divine into something passive or self-serving. [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.]

Weekly Roundup

Let's catch up, pray, and rest together.

Introverts In The Church: A Survival Guide – Week 2 Now Available

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Stasis: The Soul-Killer

If our spiritual life feels "fine" - not great, not spectacular, but "fine" - we often don't feel that compelled to change things. Above all, humans are creatures of comfort. [Click title to read more].

A Believer’s Longing

I suspect that all humans experience that longing for pure communion with God and the world that was once meant to be, that our desperate desire to return to it has been coded into our DNA. [Click title to read more.]

Humility Study Available on Amazon!

You can now get my study Humility: The Misunderstood Virtue on Amazon for 99 cents. [Click title to read more.]

Why The Church Must Make An Effort To Value Solitude With God

It's true that the Christian life is not always meant to be a solo affair. Teachers, pastors, fellow believers, even small groups: all of those things are a part of our faith community, and they can help us and grow us. But in elevating these, I fear that we dismiss what I perceive to be the fundamental necessity of individual solitude with God. [Click title to read more.]

Faith Marked By Culture

My approach to God's word and to His grace has been influenced by the world around me - and the same is true for those who live in other countries and cultures. [Click title to read more].