Four years have passed since a mysterious chronic illness changed my life. I feel like a stronger, more piercing word than “change” is in order. But an appropriate substitute evades me, if such a word even exists. I’m not the … Continued
Indifference is evil. I’ve tried to make this clear in my short series on the topic.(you can read the two previous posts on spiritual indifference, the first one HERE, the second one HERE). God created you to care, to take … Continued
Ambition. What do we make of it? Is it good? Bad? I’ve wrestled with this for years. At first, I wasn’t wrestling as much as suppressing, trying desperately to keep ambition locked in its cage. My theology, you see, was … Continued
Indifference is enjoying a resurrection in modern-day America. We’re falling asleep to what matters. We’re becoming increasingly concerned only with our immediate needs. In the previous post, I laid the groundwork for this sin, indifference. Now I want to list … Continued
I remember waking up for the first time, spiritually. I was twenty-three. My attention, my energy shifted. I saw a world outside my world. I cared about the needs of others. “I was on fire for the Lord,” to use … Continued
Words create worlds. Yes, your words. Much like God, who created everything with words, you also have the power to create with yours. Your world, in fact, is a by-product of the words you tell yourself and the ones others … Continued
Waiting rooms suck. One particular time, I found myself in a waiting room after my youngest son, Micah, slashed his ear on a bookshelf. I walked into the ER at our local hospital around 10 a.m. Micah was in pain … Continued
What is your picture of God? If someone asked you to draw God right now, what sort of image would you draw? No Sunday school answers, please. Jesus is the untainted imago dei. Even the demon believe this. Who is … Continued
In one sense, every day is created equal. In another sense, this is wholly untrue. Every day contributes to the trajectory of your life. But certain days change it. It’s not that your life is defined by these moments. Take … Continued
So, I did it. I went a month without social media. I’m aware that my accomplishment sounds ludicrous to a large majority, and for different reasons. On one hand, the folks who couldn’t fathom such a thing. One whole month … Continued