Book Review: Chasing Francis

Quite some time ago, back when I was still in school, I read a book called Joshua: A Modern Parable. The story was a lightly fictionalized modern-day depiction of the life of Christ, and at the time it blew me away. Fiction can be a powerful medium for moving us to think deeply about God … Continue reading Book Review: Chasing Francis

Subtle Revelations

Sometimes, God's work is small, multi-faceted, and nearly invisible until it bursts into bloom. [Click title to read more.]

Small Builds On Small

Many times, ministry is the summation of a great deal of little things that eventually accumulate into the overwhelming love of Christ. [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.]

Go Out, Not In

Christianity is an itinerant faith, but we're in danger of forgetting that [Click title to read more.]

We Can’t Argue People Into Becoming Christians

Sometimes sharing Christ means leaving space for God to work. [Click title to read more.]

On Inviting People To Church

I think sometimes that "inviting someone to church" is so encouraged and so ideal precisely because we don't think it takes a lot of effort. You invite someone and boom! You're done. Except that you're not. [Click title to read more.]

Evangelizing In The Suburbs

It's a false and detrimental way of thinking that you can only be a "real" Christian and just like Jesus if you are ministering to particular people in a particular way at a particular time. [Click title to read more.]

Loving Service Should Not Be A Transaction

I think that, as believers, we're often raised up with the concept of results-oriented evangelism and the sense that our love and service is an investment for which we will eventually see a tangible return. [Click title to read more.]

Coincidentally, All Our Sins Always Happen To Be In The Distant Past

It's more than a little disingenuous to pretend that our 'worst' sins are always something that we recovered from a while back, the remnants of a time long-ago in early Christian-hood before we became the strong believers we are now. [Click title to read more.]