Often in marriage compatibility is seen as the goal for a couple. Find your match, learn to love them, then commit to them for a lifetime. It’s not that compatibility has no place in marriage, but prioritizing it over the commitment of marriage misses the mark. Walter Brueggemann phrases the prioritizing of marriage by saying,…
Called Out Episode 002: Brett McCracken
We are a society driven by individual curation. Just last week Spotify announced a new throwback playlist, created for every user based on their current favorite songs. Whether it’s a music playlist or your morning coffee or your daily news, everything is built around your preferences and interests. 2 years ago I had lunch with…
The Balaam Trap
From Tyler: I write for a daily devotional, which you can pick up for $5 here. We’re slowly building to having it be a year-long devotional, so it’s well worth your money. Here’s a recent post I wrote for it. — “They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of…
The Faceless Enemy
A while back I had the opportunity to see Dunkirk in theaters. While I thought the film was exceptional, I will say for a first watch it was difficult to follow. The film features three separate storylines that all connect in places, but the film has little chronological cohesion. Weaving between these three storylines makes…
Called Out Episode 001: Anxiety
Studies show 40 million Americans struggle with some form of anxiety, yet when it comes to an issue so many feel burdened by the church is largely silent. I’m excited to share with you the first full-length episode of Called Out, my new podcast. Today’s episode is on the subject of anxiety, and was really…
A Church For the City
This past Sunday marked 5 years of my family and me being at New Harvest Church. Time flies, truly. For the better part of this summer I’ve thought about what I’d like to say to in some ways commemorate the 5 years of calling Salem and New Harvest home. In many ways I was asking…