As Christians we tend to throw stones at the people we don’t agree with. I’m fairly sure many people would say Pat Robertson is not a Christian, President Obama is a Muslim, and Mark Driscoll hates people too much to be a Christian. Here’s the reality, they’ve all professed to belief in the saving and [...]

1. Stephanie Smith is a great 20-something writer who recently wrote a post on our attention-craving nature for Relevant Magazine. For her, there is a distinct difference between building a platform and building a kingdom. I hope we’re all first concerned about building the Kingdom, anything else is selfish. “We can either use our voices [...]

Earlier this week I went on an afternoon run following a shorter day at the office. The run was nothing special. I ran hard but it was only 4 or 5 miles. When I got home I tried several times to open the garage door. Nothing. The front door was locked, all the windows were [...]

Long before I was born, there was a time when eating a meal involved shared space between people. Even if a grocery store was a short drive away, cooking and other meal preparation activities were involved in putting together something for a group of people to eat. This all changed in the 1960s with the [...]

Yes, the rumors swirling around are in fact true. Today is my 27th birthday. I’ve officially entered my late twenties, which makes me old in the eyes of all the students I work with I thought I’d share 27 lessons I’ve learned as I begin my 27th year of life. The Twins, Vikings, or Timberwolves [...]

Several years ago I visited a church on Pentecost Sunday. At the time, I didn’t even know Pentecost was something celebrated, nor did I realize this church, being an unaffiliated church, would put so much focus on it. Pentecost is typically celebrated on a Sunday 7 weeks after Easter, and in 2012 it will be [...]