Reflections on Debate
What does the pastor of a small Presbyterian church think about while in a room full of Presbyterian pastors in the midst of a debate?...
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The Spirituality of Sorrow
For the Christian, is sadness something to be ignored, something to be repressed, something to be ashamed of? Or is it maybe something to be embraced?...
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Planting Seeds and Buying Fields
What Mike Tyson, Hamilton, and Jeremiah teach me about having a legacy....
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The Serious Business of Laughter
Is it possible that laughter in the face of death is actually an act of faith?...
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"Best Case Scenario" Reconsidered
I get what Paul means when he says, "To die is gain," but we can't skip over what he means when he says, "For me, to live is Christ."...
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Fluffy Pillows
Would you rather go to a hospital with fluffy pillows or with skilled surgeons?...
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Though He Slay Me
Is it a lack of faith to expect death in my situation? That's not really how faith works ...
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Where My Anchor Holds
My soul's anchor is not just information about God. It is the action of God in Jesus Christ....
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My Anchors
A continuation of the previous post - what are the anchors that hold me steady in the storm?...
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Praying our Frustration
Are things getting better? Worse? About the same? And what does that mean for how we live as God's people?...
Keep ReadingPraying for the Nation, Praying for the Kingdom
How do those with citizenship in heaven pray for an earthly nation?...
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Surprised by Answered Prayer
How long should we pray for something? Until we receive an answer. An old prayer request list on the church computer helped me understand that....
Keep ReadingTainted Meat and Chocolate Bunnies
What do we do when we hear that popular holiday traditions are connected with paganism? ...
Keep ReadingChoosing the Better Thing (Rebelling Against Exhaustion, Part 3)
Behind the choices we make are a set of values. Letting worldly values often leads us down a path of exhaustion. Jesus challenges us to choose a different path....
Keep ReadingBusyness and Idolatry (Rebelling Against Exhaustion, Part 2)
We live in a culture that encourages us to be busy. At the root of that tendency is a false belief that our worth comes from how we spend our time. The Sabbath rest challenges this idol in our hearts....
Keep ReadingBig Rocks Go in First (Rebelling Against Exhaustion, Part 1)
Part 1 in a 3-part series on our culture's obsession with staying busy - what that means to our hearts and how Scripture calls us to rebel against it....
Keep ReadingDrawing Circles and Drawing Lines
Scripture warns us against being divisive while also warning us to clearly distinguish between true faith and falsehood. When does our need to draw lines become unhealthy?...
Keep ReadingCan't Get Enough
We live in an age where we each possess more things than most people in history ever have. Why doesn't it make us happy? It is important to remember that contentment has very little to do with how much you possess....
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