Topic
Following Jesus
Everyday discipleship, spiritual growth, and what it actually looks like to walk with Jesus.
November 5, 2025
So, Does That Cross Mean Anything Special to You?
I wasn't planning on having a theological conversation in the checkout line at Publix.
October 3, 2025
Informed or Formed?
The Instagrammable Christian Life
October 2, 2025
Don't Just Read This
How I Want To Follow Jesus
July 18, 2025
Restored By God
Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
June 19, 2025
Free From Freedom
"For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don't use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love."
May 17, 2025
God's Radical Response to Dehumanization
It's my conviction that God's word shines brightest when we honestly confront the darkness. Sadly, it only takes a few moments to find shocking stories of dehumanization in every…
February 22, 2025
Too Rich to Fail?
Have you ever thought about why we don't listen to God?
November 20, 2024
Spiritual Growth Requires Ingratitude
She sat in her usual comfy chair at the Bible study, silent. Laying hands on her, the other women prayed prayers carefully couched in spiritual bubble wrap. “God, we just thank yo…
September 26, 2024
How Do We Grow In Our Faith?
Sometimes, we make spiritual growth far too mysterious or complicated.
August 19, 2024
Wonder & Humility: Lessons from a Zambian Rhino
In a friendly but commanding tone, the leader of the park rangers told us the terms of engagement. Since they held large guns and outnumbered us 3:1, we listened carefully:
March 12, 2024
How Can I Know if God Is With Me?
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
March 5, 2024
How Can I Know If God Is With Me?
You have made us for yourself, O Lord and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
February 27, 2024
How Can I Know If God Is With Me?
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
February 20, 2024
Are You Afraid of God?
Have you ever felt afraid of what God might ask you to do?
February 5, 2024
Misunderstanding The Golden Rule
When I lived in Memphis, the risk of getting on the wrong highway could be high: I'd accidentally cross the Mississippi River and go to Arkansas!
December 8, 2023
What Jesus Are You Waiting For?
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
September 22, 2023
Faith Is a Journey, Not a Spreadsheet
Writing for The New York Times, Scott Cacciola profiles runners who've ditched their GPS devices for training sessions. Some don't even wear a watch. But by giving up their obsess…
August 31, 2023
Why Did Jesus Go Up the Mountain?
Visitor stats are tanking at your local church. Giving is down. The parking lot is deserted.
August 15, 2023
Why Are Peacemakers Persecuted?
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God" (Matthew 5:9).
June 7, 2023
How To Eat In A Restaurant (or: The Problem of Evangelism Without Discipleship)
Any parent knows that children need help learning how to eat in a restaurant.
November 3, 2022
How Writing Transforms Our Faith
On Halloween, I walked around the neighborhood with my kids, getting to know the neighbors. As we talked, someone asked me about my favorite sports team.
October 27, 2022
Does the Bible Require Incarnational Ministry?
Many Christian leaders prefer incarnational ministry to other forms of ministry. The Biblical and theological model for “incarnational ministry” is, of course, the ministry of Jes…
September 16, 2022
Legends Never Rest
“Legends Never Rest”
September 1, 2022
Delighted
Every word has a connotation.
August 8, 2022
God Bless You
One of my kids was telling me about their soccer team. One player insisted on wearing a certain number. This teammate was convinced they wouldn’t play well unless they had that sp…
June 19, 2022
Give Me Church
For two weeks this year, our family was unable to attend our church in person, so we watched the live stream. It was prompted by positive COVID tests (no worries, we’re vaccinated…
June 16, 2022
Why Did God Give You A Platform?
Today nearly anyone can have a “platform.” Even if you only have a couple of hundred people “following you” on social media, there’s influence to be stewarded. It’s not a number i…
June 14, 2022
Do You Want To Know Yourself?
In his famous book The Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis writes, "We seldom overcome even one fault perfectly."
January 17, 2022
What if the Gate is Narrow?
In the famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus made a striking claim:
January 4, 2022
The Problem With New Year's Resolutions
It’s time to rethink New Year’s Resolutions!
September 27, 2021
How Can We Discern Who Really Loves Jesus?... and Who Is Faking It?
So many people claim the name of Jesus.
September 20, 2021
How To Love the Ordinary
Humans love the extraordinary.
August 23, 2021
Who are your enemies?
I remember sitting in a dull, dingy classroom with about thirty people to learn about Muslims and Islam. It was a careful, respectful, and thoughtful experience. So I’m sad to tel…
April 26, 2021
How Can We Tell if You Really Believe in God?
For the ten years after I graduated from college, I invested in discipleship and evangelism with university students. For the first seven of these years, I was affiliated with Int…
March 11, 2021
What Can We Learn From a Lost Toenail?
One night during college, I looked down at my feet and realized that I had lost a toenail.