The older I get, the more consumed I become with this person, Jesus. The smarter I get, the more confused and awestruck I become with the incarnation. So let me share a few things in answer to the most important question we can ask: Who is Jesus?
Read moreOn Devotionals, or What it Means to be Devoted
When I was young I used to pray for God to rescue me from the boredom of doing my devotions. All those Thees and Thous and henceforths (I grew up on the KJV) was like pouring water on the tiny flame of my faith. So I lowered my shouldered and repeated the words fake it ‘till you make it, fake it ‘till you make it.
Read moreOn Shooting the Messenger of Social Media
Social media is phenomenal. It connects us with our best friends about all the things we find important. It’s like a group forum where we share our lives together...Only, in reality, it's not all that phenomenal.
Read morePlanes, Graves, and Art: How an Airshow Rocked My World
I know that airplanes make men fly—I guess I've always known that—but I'm just now realizing how significant that is....
Read moreLess Sometimes is More: How Chronic Fatigue Saved Me From My Achievement Addiction
Probably the most depressing thing about life is that no matter how hard you work, you'll never do enough....
Read moreWhat is the Gospel?
We Americans have come to think the Gospel is all about us and our personal relationships with God, but it isn't. It's something much more--more big, more powerful, and so much more glorious.
Read moreI Just Don't Feel Like That's Right, You Know?
We often mistake passivity for humility and passion for arrogance, and since our culture idolizes relativism, our only option is to back down. Or is it?
Read moreBy Which I'm Fascinated with Humanness
Being a human is a really weird thing. But I don’t think we get that....
Read moreWhat It Means to Be Educated
So-called safe-speech, microagressions, and trigger-warnings are ruining education, and if we lose education, we lose the battle for our humanity. God wants you to be educated, and this is what I think that means.
Read moreStrategies for Rescuing Your Mind from The Google
I have OCD about my messy notes and I also struggle remembering things. I've found a way out but it's really hard work. Excited? I bet. Read more.
Read moreStop Taking Yourself So Seriously
My feeble attempt to add some healthy, earthy balance to my recent posts, the spiritual reflections on suffering. I don't have it all together, and that's ok too. I hope this encourages you.
Read moreWhat Am I Supposed to DO With This Pain?
Pain has a purpose for God's children, but often we lose sight of it--or at least, I do. And Romans 8:28 is usually used to encourage passivity. But what do we DO when we are in pain? How should we ACT?
Read moreI Have Lyme Disease, and That's OK
It's popular for chronically ill people to lash out at happy people for being so, well, happy. I've been guilty of that in the past, but now I just try to help others see what they don't see. If there's anything good from pain it's perspective. So here, I give some of mine. Maybe you'll benefit.
Read moreQOTD: C. S. Lewis on Marriage
"We have done this through the poets and novelists by persuading the humans that a curious, and usually shortlived, experience which they call ‘being in love’ is the only respectable ground for marriage..."
Read moreQOTD: Frederick Buechner on God's Use of Story for Revelation
"My story is important not because it is mine, God knows, but because if I tell it anything like right, the chances are you will recognize that in many ways it is also yours."...
Read moreQOTD: Reading changes us
"Reading leaves a more indelible mark on the human mind than most other forms of entertainment. Thus, choosing a book is often like choosing a particular course for one’s future: mapping out the free hours of the coming days, yes, but even more, mapping out a new mental and spiritual journey for the self to embark upon."
Read moreAll-the-Things-You-Can-Do Whilst Sitting Down
Being sick really stinks, so to freshen the smell, here's a crazy list of things to do that will add value to your life when illness derailes your routine.
Read moreC. S. Lewis on Pride and the Self
"We say that people are proud of being rich, or clever, or good-looking, but they are not. They are proud of being richer, or cleverer, or better-looking than others. If everyone else became equally rich, or clever, or good-looking there would be nothing to be proud about."
Read moreMusic is More Than Background Noise, So Start Being Intentional
Spotify and other online music services lets us stream infinite music. And while this is great, it comes with baggage, especially for Christians who must navigate the "sacred-secular" divide. I think there is a better way of utilizing music and its purposes in our lives, and it doesn't have to do with more "praise" songs.
Read moreHow Reading is Declining in America and What to Do About It
Statistics show that reading (of books) is heavily declining in America, and while that's no surprise, it's vitally important for us to step out and lead the way by making changes in our own reading diets.
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