I love Eugene Peterson’s translation of John 1:14. The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish. Every Christmas I sense an urge within me toward a response. God [...]

As my semester of seminary has finally finished I’ve been doing some thinking about the value of it all. I sit in class for hours on end each week listening to lectures while taking notes, engaging in discussion around issues of the Bible, church ministry, culture, and theology, and I wonder what the true value [...]

One of the important things I needed to do as I worked on my manuscript was to come up with a definition of holiness. Many great thinkers, pastors, and theologians have come up with their own definitions so mine is by no means the best, but it is one that helps inform much of the [...]

Ever since I started working on the manuscript in September I haven’t shaved. At first I secretly thought I should just keep it growing until I finished the manuscript, which I guess is still a possibility since I’m past halfway and haven’t shaved yet. I get anywhere from 5 to 15 comments everyday from people [...]

I saw this video earlier this week after it was posted on The Resurgence blog. They have a great blog with a lot of good material, it’s one of the few blogs that I subscribe to. I think the video posted is clever enough that most Christians will agree with it and even pass it [...]

I shared about identity a few weeks back during our Thanksgiving services at Sunset. Some of those thoughts have been birthed through my book writing and some of it has been birthed out of going through life over the past few months. And while I might have made it sound easy to live with the [...]