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January 2020

January 23, 2020

Letter to my younger self

Hi Bob, It’s me. Bob. I know! Right? Freaky that I’d write to you from...

July 2019

July 11, 2019

The Three Major Needs of Spiritual Formation

My doctoral mentor, Steven Garber, did his doctoral research on how people were able to...

February 2019

February 18, 2019

Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible & Brain Science by Drew Dyck: REVIEW

Drew Dyck, whose day job is as editor at Moody Publishers (and was once editor...

February 16, 2017

The Consequences of the Fall

After the creative events recorded in Genesis 1 and 2, Genesis 3 records what theologians...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

Your Calling and the Holy Spirit

A major problem with our modern conception of vocation is that we preceive our “spiritual”...

September 2015

September 08, 2015

Need to Get Away?

Go to Laity Lodge Next Month! The Contemplative Life for the Rest of Life:...

September 08, 2015

Sabbath Rest for the Christian

On the seventh day, when God “rested from all his work,” he set a precedent...

August 2015

August 26, 2015

If the Lord Wills It

Being Humble as We Make Bold Decisions and Submitting to When Our Plans are Changed....

July 2015

July 14, 2015

ReFrame: New Film-Based Course on How to Connect Faith to All Areas of Life

The Reframing Story ReFrame aims to help you live out faith in everyday life, encouraging...

April 2015

April 21, 2015

A Quick History Lesson on How We Have Understood “Christian Mission”

Part 1: Evangelicals and the Shift to Seeing Mission as Purely Evangelism. A survey of...

January 2015

January 05, 2015

You (Yes YOU!) Might Not Know What the Gospel is – Skye Jethani

In this video, Skye Jethani makes a bold claim: That many evangelical Christians, even though...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

Dueling Carols: One Biblical, One Platonic

Yesterday we sang two Christmas carols with opposing views on redemption. Joy to the World...

December 16, 2014

Part of the Bigger Story

Finding our place in God’s huge story. I imagine having an out-of-body experience. As I...

September 2014

September 09, 2014

Ray Rice, the NFL, and Our Willful Blindness

None of us know the heart of hearts, especially and even our own hearts. The...

August 2014

August 20, 2014

A Letter to My Younger Self

Hi Bob, It’s me. Bob. I know! Right? Freaky that I’d write you from the...

July 2014

July 09, 2014

Will the Earth Dissolve Like Snow?

Recently I’ve found myself quite uncomfortable singing “Amazing Grace.” I find myself thinking, “What has...

July 02, 2014

Video: Christopher J. H. Wright – What Happens When We Read The Whole Bible For Mission?

In this video, Chris Wright speaks on how we should read the Bible in light...

July 01, 2014

Common Grace for the Common Good

COVENANT SEMINARY Commencement Address, May 2014 I suppose I was a favorite of the librarians...

June 2014

June 17, 2014

Who Am I? Rooting Your Identity in the Image of God

A few years ago, I wrote the cover article for Comment Magazine's annual "Making the...

May 2014

May 05, 2014

Midlife Milestones Unmet

Editor’s Note: The following is a condensed version of actual conversations between a 41-year old...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

Everyday Ordinary Christian Living is Radical

Being a “radical,” “missional” Christian is slowly becoming the “new legalism.” We need more ordinary...

April 10, 2014

Three Questions You Must Answer Before You Die

Every now and then it's good to take an enormous step back and evaluate where...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

The Church’s Mission and the Kingdom of God

In this insightful video, the church as it relates to the people of God participating...

January 06, 2014

“Why is Work Important?” – Scott Wesley

In this 60-second video, Scott Wesley, Program Instructor with The WorkFaith Connection, talks about how the...

November 2013

November 07, 2013

To be Human is to be Response-Able

Seems a long time ago now, but I once found a Narnia board game and...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

The Great Big Cosmic Gospel

Below is my graphical representation of the Gospel. It is the four-chapter story of God’s...

August 26, 2013

Trust Does Not Come Easy

“When you find yourself having to choose between depending on somebody else to get an...