Tricks Of The Light

I am convinced that a fundamental aspect of ministry is that we must see people as God sees them: not just as they are, but as they could be. [Click title to read more.]

Don’t Let What’s Technologically Trendy Become A Stumbling Block

Technology can help our Christian lives, but it must surely not cause harm, nor prevent people from reaching Christ. [Click title to read more.]

Channel Your Sense Of Urgency: What Is Your Spiritual Bucket List?

We should be channeling our sense of urgency into the things that matter. [Click title to read more.]

Focus On The Red Flags

Your spiritual walk is the sum total of all the small choices that you make. [Click title to read more.]

Don’t Forget God Loves.

I wanted to remind you that He cares. The God of fallen sparrows does not shrug off suffering. [Click title to read more.]

You Don’t Have To Go To The Huge Cool Church. It’s Okay To Think Small.

There is nothing intrinsically wrong with Huge Cool Churches. I do encourage you, though, to realize that a Huge Cool Church is not the only, nor always the best, option for worship. [Click title to read more.]

Eternity Doesn’t Matter To Us The Way It Should

Eternity - the prospect of a God beyond time, of endless endlessness with Him, of what it means - makes everything small: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Eternity dwarfs the worst wars and the brightest moments of human history. [Click title to read more.]

Is A Little Enough?

I struggle with only knowing a little. Especially lately. Convinced that God is working out a grand plan for my life, I am nonetheless enormously frustrated that I can only see one tiny corner of it. The rest of the picture is obscured from view. And frankly, I grow resentful from time to time. [Click title to read more.]

I Am Starting To Have A Problem With The Church Outsourcing Its Work

I'm bothered that, as a church, we have outsourced the actual ministry of love and the work of any functional church to small group ministry. [Click title to read more.]

Confronting Paul’s Freedom in Christ

Often, when I read Paul's letters, I wonder: did Paul ever struggle with guilt? Did he ever think of Stephen's radiant face, and Stephen's forgiveness, and Stephen's broken, mangled body? Did he hate himself for approving of it? Did he ever look at himself admonishing churches and marvel that he had the gall to do it after the atrocities he'd committed? [Click title to read more.]