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February 2018

February 22, 2018

6 Ways to Engage with Your Community

We live in a time when most of us are disconnected from the communities in...

February 11, 2018

How to Stay Informed without Staying Glued to the News

When I was growing up in the 1980’s, we watched the national news almost every...

February 05, 2018

Me, a Saint?

Sometimes we use casual language that betrays our understanding of the Gospel. We see this...

January 2018

January 21, 2018

Why Time Away from Your Phone Would be Good for Your Soul

With the average American spending two hours a day on social media, an increasing number...

December 2017

December 26, 2017

November 2017

November 14, 2017

Running from “the Black Dog”

Last week the time changed and it would be difficult for me to overstate how...

October 2017

October 30, 2017

Why American Christianity Needs Jonathan Edwards… Again

Sometimes contradictory thoughts and feelings coexist in our hearts and minds. In one sense, I...

October 10, 2017

Before You Get Angry about a News Story

I don't remember the last time I went through a day without reading about a...

September 2017

September 25, 2017

Cultivating a Deep Walk with the Lord

Maybe it has something to do with turning forty over the summer, but I have...

September 17, 2017

Following Jesus in Port William

For the past several years, I've been reading through Wendell Berry's Port William novels. Berry,...

September 05, 2017

When Affliction is a Gift

A few weeks ago, I experienced my first panic attack in over a year. My...

September 03, 2017

How to Cultivate a Lifelong Love of Learning

I turned 40 a few months ago and have started experiencing some of the things...

August 2017

August 10, 2017

Why We Struggle to Pray in the Digital Age

At no time in human history has the practice of prayer been easy. Even in...

July 2017

July 09, 2017

Good News for Difficult Times

When difficult times come along, is your first instinct to remember the goodness of God...

April 2017

April 23, 2017

5 Things You Must Make Time For

One of the ironies of our present moment is that our lives are filled with...

March 2017

March 20, 2017

Why Christians Should Read History

I breathed a sigh of relief when the clock struck midnight to take us...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

The Blessing of Selective Ignorance

A few weeks ago, my social media feeds blew up with discussions about Meryl...

February 22, 2017

How to Grow in Humilty

When we think about what it looks like to live as a Christian, we often...

February 15, 2017

Why Silence is Golden

Two weeks ago, I wrote, “7 Questions to Ask Before Posting about Politics on Social...

January 2017

January 04, 2017

What if 2017 is Your Worst Year Ever?

When I was in middle and high school, CBS aired a show called Rescue 911...

December 2016

December 30, 2016

October 2016

October 24, 2016

Why Proverbs 31 Shouldn’t Overwhelm You

This past weekend my sermon in Proverbs focused on what Solomon has to say about...

October 17, 2016

Four Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Live in Fear

One night when I was in college, I preached in a town not far from...

October 13, 2016

Why Christians Need the Gospel Every Day

I can’t remember the last time I heard someone tell Christians to, “preach the Gospel...

October 10, 2016

Choosing Courage over Outrage

You can tell a lot about a culture by what they put in “scare quotes.”...

October 03, 2016

Why Hard Work is Worth It

Last week The Atlantic ran an interview with a woman who decided to walk away...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

Putting out the Fires of Conflict

I love studying and reading about history, but one unfortunate trend I have noticed is...

September 23, 2016

Six Ways to Reinvigorate Your Prayer Life

Every believer knows what it is like to struggle in his or her prayer life....

September 13, 2016

How to Tame Your Tongue

I regret the foolish things I’ve said more than the foolish things I’ve done. The...

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