“The Sabbath was made for man.” (Mark 2:27) I dare you to rest with God this weekend. Your body and soul realistically need one out of seven days to refresh, restore, and recalibrate to the drumbeat of heaven. Every time Jesus was attacked for His approach to Sabbath you find an interesting common denominator: He […]
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Some things are worth fighting for.
April 17, 2013 
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Some things are worth fighting for. And some things are not. So distinguish between levels of certainty. This will help you differentiate between what is essential and what is controversial. Some things are worth dying for. Some are worth dividing for. Some things are worth debating for. Some are only worthy of deciding for. Be […]
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Mom and Dad do not love each other anymore.
April 11, 2013 0 Comments
We all know the statistics. Is it 50%? 60%? I can’t even keep track of the percentage of marriages that end in divorce. Which is why I was rolling my eyes while I was flipping through the channels and I landed on a show with a very predictable conversation. “Kids, Mom and Dad do not […]
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April Reading List
April 1, 2013 0 Comments
Outside of Scripture, here’s what I’ll be chewing on this month, in no particular order: The Poor Deserve the Best, Nigel Ring Bad Religion, Russ Douthat The Forgotten Ways, Alan Hirsch Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, Mark Dever Purple Cow, Seth Godin The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg The Skeptical Student, Tim Keller Building […]
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It really happened.
March 30, 2013 0 Comments
It really happened. The Gospel is a resurrection story. In fact, it’s a resurrection history. It’s not a myth. It’s not one man’s claim to revelation. It’s not just a code of ethics. It’s grounded in history. The center of the Jesus-faith is not a compilation of positive moral exhortations; it flows out of a […]
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What does it mean?
March 27, 2013 0 Comments
Resurrection. What if it’s true? It means light beats darkness. It means life beats death. It means justice beats evil. It means cancer is going to bow. It means genocide is going to crumble. It means poverty is going to cease. It means human trafficking will be no more. It means all things will become new. It means the stories your […]
Read moreReflections on my 7-day old
March 14, 2013 0 Comments
You’d think it would get old. One week ago our little bundle of 8 lbs and 13 oz entered the world and changed our lives. As she was drifting off to sleep today, I couldn’t help but stare at this image of raw beauty, vulnerability, and potential. I’m in love. It wasn’t just a glance, […]
Read moreDrunk people suffer better
March 4, 2013 0 Comments
Drunk people suffer better. Don’t tune me out. I was severely challenged this week by Robbie Johnson’s call to suffer from 1 Peter. We don’t go looking for pain; but we have to stop wasting our lives avoiding it. I kept seeing this image of the butter knife in my head. Why are we running […]
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Shut the door
February 28, 2013 0 Comments
Shut the door. It’s simple. One of the most common problems among disciples I meet is this: we don’t shut the door enough. If people would just go into the secret place and shut the door, new worlds of experience would become possible. Every session behind the shut door is like a bite-sized Sabbath. When […]
Read more“Lord, teach us to pray.”
February 24, 2013 0 Comments
Lord, teach us to pray. (Luke 11:1) I dare you to live that prayer. I love this verse because it shows that this whole prayer thing can be learned. No one is born knowing how to be the perfect husband. Or mother. Or pray-er. You aren’t the first aspiring Jesus-follower to have a hard time […]
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