As the film started the biggest question I had was how one of my favorite books, written by one of my favorite authors, a book filled with individual vignettes and essays, could be turned into a movie with a beginning, middle, and end. Beyond that I also wondered how a film that raised its money [...]

Who are the 2nd class citizens within our churches? I’d argue they are the introverts who don’t have enough of a flamboyant personality, enough energy to win over a crowd, or enough relationships to be considered leaders. Introverts make up anywhere from 40 to 50% of our society and yet so much of church life [...]

Today’s post is from my friend and fellow pastor AJ Swoboda who grew up in the same town as me. We spent several years together at the same church and youth group, though neither of us want to share about our time doing a high school church musical together I’m really excited for him to [...]

One of my favorite songs in high school was Frail by Jars of Clay. It’s a haunting song, but lately it’s the lyrics that have been haunting for me, not the sound. My favorite lyrics have always been the last verse which say: Exposed beyond the shadows You take the cup from me Your dirt [...]

The greatest problem with millennial Christians is our incessant desire to compartmentalize our lives. When we’re at church, we become our good Christian self. When we’re at school, we become our smart and intellectual self. When it’s the weekend, we become our fun-loving, have a good time self. And rarely do any of these personalities [...]

I wanted to posted about this last week but I didn’t want to bring more attention to something that was only taking away from where the focus should have been on the 10th Anniversary of September 11th, 2001. A few weeks ago the Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, announced that no clergy would [...]