In Touch With Pain

We all have pain. It’s one of the strings that run between us. Tied in an infuriating knot around

Thankless Crabs

I stood on the beach, the sand like velvet under my feet. The sun was high above, but the clouds

The First Three Rows

As a Christian, we can’t quite bridge the divide between sharing our faith and living it. It’s like

The Sunday Jumble

Scripture is about as ubiquitous on social media as first day of school pictures and political

Give Me Your Stupid Hand

We adore being lied to. Well, as long as it’s the lies we want. I'll admit that we've certainly become

Self-Righteous Light

Jesus said that his followers are to be a city on a hill; a light that’s not hidden (Matt

The Wrongness of Being Right

I know a guy who can’t help but straighten every crooked picture he sees. He has a brilliant mind,

Living in the Mud

I stood behind my grandmother’s house staring across an unplanted field to the tree line at its

Stones for Your Backpack

The air tasted of salt. It was bitter in his mouth. He hadn’t known how tired he was until he stepped

A Radically Normal Life

We Christians want to change the world. We feel as though it’s our calling, nay, our right

No More 'Do Better' Religion

It’s really no wonder that a great big chunk of the world thinks that the message of Christianity

Dividing the Gospel Kills it

R. Scott Clark wrote that social media is a covenant of works. He said we have to watch our step,

Letting Go of Me

Have you noticed that, for some people, God’s personality is mysteriously similar to theirs? Sometimes,

Car Wreck Christianity

We Christians seem to think the world's problem is a behavioral one. And if the problem is bad

Jesus is for Sinners

Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ

Is Suffering Spiritual?

We Christians have an unhealthy relationship with suffering. If suffering itself weren't awful

When You've Been Sexually Abused

They’ll tell you that you should forgive and move on. They’ll say that you were in the wrong

Looking for Meaning in a Box Full of Meaning

All my life, I wanted to do something special. My heart ached with hunger for some reason to beat.

Rod Rosenbladt on the Law, Gospel & Us Christians

If you haven't heard Rosenbladt, this is a great talk to get you started. One of our biggest problems

Playing in the Key of Moralism

We get so mad about the way the world portrays us Christians. We get upset when they don’t understand

Etcetera Podcast- Fun with Beer

In this long lusted after revival of the fan-favorite, award winning podcast, Etcetera, the buffoonery

Metropolitan Anthony's World Upside-Down

“The Gospel is a harsh document; the Gospel is ruthless and specific in what it says; the Gospel

Never Meet Your Idols

I remember growing up and being, like, silly over some actor or songwriter whom I found out was

What About the Past?

I was talking with a friend today about the past. Not our past together, I mean the past. The