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Like many, I have observed the increasingly contentious atmosphere of our country (and, to a degree, our world) with a mixture of dismay, confusion, and outrage. I am equally tempted to respond in one of two unhealthy ways: 1) by becoming apathetic towards anything political, or 2) by making political battles the focus of my […]

For several years now I’ve kept a piece of paper in the front of my Bible with verses pertaining to God’s word: its trustfulness, power, sufficiency, etc. Glancing over these verses strengthens my confidence in the value and effectiveness of reading God’s word (things that we naturally begin to doubt if we’re not alert), and […]

I recently came across a couple of quotes that jumped off the page and captured my attention. They both have to do with what I’ll call “lust for stuff.” The first quote was in an NBC News article on space mining (you know, of asteroids and such). The article was mainly concerned with the economic […]

I spent the good part of my childhood believing that Christian faith and joy had very little, if anything, to do with one another. I viewed God’s commands and His way of life as somewhat of a hassle, as perhaps good in some sense but incompatible with my passions and desires. But around the 8th […]

Many of you have heard me talk about a several year long period I went through where, looking back, I was basically an agnostic. I questioned almost everything I believed about God, the Bible, and the church. It was a very dark, dead, and frustrating time. Below are the lyrics to a song I wrote […]

How do you respond to suffering? Most of us attempt to cope with suffering by turning either to apathy, escapism, or bitterness. My go-to is apathy. I see many others turning to escapism and bitterness. But the fact is that these responses do more harm than good. Sure, they might help us endure rough patches […]

The term “gospel-centered” is certainly overused, but I contend that it still has great value, at least as a concept. And that is because of the rampant presence of distortions to the central Christian message–“God saves sinners”–that exist in America, and within the American church. New York Times columnist Ross Douthat’s book Bad Religion: How […]