You are torn in two different directions: the quick fix and the long road. The Quick Fix: All around is a push to change yourself now. Every diet and exercise plan promises quick results. When it comes to faith you can expect God to make all things new in your life NOW. When he doesn’t…
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You’re on a Need to Know Basis
Over the weekend I had this random thought (I get these quite often and usually forget to write them down): You’re on a need to know basis with God, and you don’t need to know. Now let me provide some context… I’m a planner. I could tell you almost hour by hour exactly what this…
Death as a Communal Event
The past few weeks my life has brushed up against life and death in its most acute form. Today I want to share some thoughts that have motivated me to continue pursuing people despite the internal grief I have over losses in and around my family. Death is often ignored in our culture, even among…
The Fragility of Life
The past few weeks have been filled with little bits of anxiousness as we await the arrival of our first-born son. He could come at any moment. Our hospital bags are packed. His room is completely filled with everything a newborn could ever need or want. It’s all just a waiting game now. At the…
The Problem With a Gospel that Saves You
The word Gospel is as much of a buzz word in Christianity as anything else. Countless books include the word in their title and half of the Christian leaders I talk to say that the key to changing the lives of people is for them to encounter the Gospel. It’s not that I disagree, but…
The Most Important Thing
As I was writing my first book, working full-time, attending seminary part-time, and trying to have a pulse as a husband I did something that makes little sense: I added something else into my daily schedule. I know what you’re thinking already, and no, it doesn’t make sense. In fact the first thing I did…