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.]

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.]

Christian Men Are Not A Monolith

It's frustrating to me, sometimes, to see Christian materials that treat "the Christian man" as if he is one particular sort of being, and not a very enlightened one at that. [Click title to read more.]

Pursue The Unremarkable Life

Have you ever noticed that very few people want to talk about being called to an ordinary, unremarkable life? [Click title to read more.]

Get Over Your Fear Of Being Wrong

A lot of believers go through life never questioning themselves about anything. They never confront the possibility that they might be wrong. Ever. [Click title to read more.]

What It Means To Age As A Christian

Life is not meant to be perpetual. Like a car, it starts showing signs of wear the minute we take it off the lot. And if this life were all there is, then that would be awful...but it isn't, and so it's not. [Click title to read more.]

How To Avoid The Trap of People-Pleasing

I suspect that a lot of Christians struggle with people-pleasing in general, since we often delude ourselves that many characteristics of people-pleasing are godly ones. The truth is, though, sometimes a preoccupation with people-pleasing can actually inhibit our spiritual growth. [Click title to read more.]

Enduring Doubt Till Morning

With the blessing of history and hindsight, we can see it. We, from our vantage point, always see the aftermath of the crucifixion illuminated by the glow of the resurrection. But the disciples didn't. What we understand as the transition from death to life they saw as a tangled mess of failure, despair, fear, and confusion. [Click title to read more.]

Yes, The Parable of the Prodigal Son Is Unfair and Uncomfortable.

I'd like to be honest and say that if the parable of the prodigal son doesn't sometimes irritate you just a little, you might be missing another truth inside it. [Click title to read more.]

Honoring The Past Without Idolizing It

If we value the past more than the present - if we perceive the best part of our lives as having come and gone - we run the risk of always trying to return to it rather than growing and living and being. [Click title to read more.]