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January 2017

January 22, 2017

Don’t Miss These 6 Powerful Quotes on Grace

Grace is that thing that comforts our souls, wraps us up in goodness, and covers...

January 18, 2017

Why I Believe Kindness is the Antidote for a Cruel World

What good is kindness without action? Join the 30-Day Kindness Challenge and change the world,...

January 16, 2017

Why I am Resolving to be a Grace Extremist

If the gospel isn't the good news for everybody, then it isn't good news for...

January 10, 2017

Now is the Time to Color Outside the Lines

Are you a line jumper or a boundary maker?

December 2016

December 22, 2016

October 2016

October 25, 2016

How to Fight with Fear and Self-Doubt…and Win!

The fight with fear and self-doubt is universal, but as parent, it seems even worse.

October 19, 2016

Shame: Like Playground Pebbles in My Pockets

I've been reluctant to share anything spiritual or vulnerable lately, for fear of it being...

October 17, 2016

What I Think About Sin

I grew up with the belief that sin was kryptonite for the Christian. Sin would...

October 14, 2016

ASK STEVE #2: What Does it Mean to be a Good Christian?

This week’s question is another great, seemingly simple question: what does it mean to be...

October 10, 2016

What is the Point of the Eucharist?

Each time I hold the tiny plastic cup of grape juice in front of my...

October 07, 2016

ASK STEVE #1: What is Grace?

The first question in my brand-new ASK STEVE series comes from a Twitter follower, who...

October 05, 2016

Why I Believe God Works Ordinarily

For years, I believed exactly what Christine Caine's quote says: God can do in a...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

How to Handle Anxiety, Discouragement, and Depression

It seems that sucky days are a universal experience. We can’t survive on an island....

September 29, 2016

Every Storm & Every Furnace: God is There

There is no storm that isn't subject to His whisper and there is no furnace...

September 28, 2016

Benefits of the Psych Ward and the Church

As the nurse wheeled me down the long and lonely corridor and through the locked...

September 25, 2016

Why I Want Faith Like Water

My faith matters to me. I read the Bible. I attend church. I pray when...

September 19, 2016

Faith and Doubt: Do We Really Have to Agree on Everything?

Have you ever been cut off by a friend? I don’t mean moving away and...

September 18, 2016

To be a Christian, Or to be Crazy? That is the Question.

If the Prodigal Son had been able to work through the smothering lies that come...

September 15, 2016

The Importance of Being Real

I blog often about how the power of vulnerability and transparency has changed my life....

September 14, 2016

How to Care for Dingy Socks and Panic Attacks

It took me three days to realize I'm building toward a panic attack. I think...

September 11, 2016

Why I Trust God in the Midst of Tragedy

I am no longer the boy who intentionally memorizes Scripture, and I haven’t been the...

September 06, 2016

How to Reimagine Grace: Listen to This Powerful Interview Now!

For the first 28 years of my life, grace was just a beautiful old melody...

August 2016

August 26, 2016

How I Found God in All the Wrong Places

I didn’t plan for Jesus to meet me a few years back, in a little...

August 17, 2016

How To Sever Relationships: From a First-Year Ministry Student

At the age of twenty, I had all the answers. I remember judging a family...

August 15, 2016

One Hurting Group the Church Desperately Needs to Welcome

I long for the Church to echo the words of Christ, who said, “Come to...

August 12, 2016

Is the Holy Spirit Your Comfort…or A Crazy Cousin?

During my childhood, I saw people act forcefully on behalf of the Holy Spirit, but...

August 04, 2016

How I Found Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse

He only took my innocence. Only. That’s one heck of a word. It was only...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

How Jesus Taught Me That Compassion Can Look Like Outrage

We often read things about the blessed peacemakers. But when it came to broken people...

July 26, 2016

How My Marriage Destroyed My Shame

Lindsey stepped into the circle with me. She recognized my shame and fear. She knew...

July 25, 2016

Don’t Kick the Catfish: Thoughts on the 23rd Psalm

When I was fifteen, we took our annual trip to the beach. There I was,...