Barren Sarah and the Life of Faith
Abraham is held up in Scripture as one of the prime examples of faith. God made many promises to this man and …
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The Two Sided Conversation of Faith
The life of faith is life before the face of God. Not just portions of our lives (like the parts that look …
Gospel and Flood
What does the gospel have to do with the flood? It does not seem like the language of “good news” and world …
How do I Finish Well?
How can we live in a way that people will say good things about us when we’re gone?
Freedom For Slavery
Paradox lies at the heart Christian faith. Strength is found in weakness, the first will be last and losing life is how we …
Nevertheless
Many psalms encapsulate a journey. Psalm 73 charts a path through some difficult terrain. The psalmist travels into the pit of doubt …
Daring Confidence in Unshakable Promises
God’s speech is characterized by truth. His word is void of deceit. According to Numbers 23:19, “God is not a man, that …
The Power of the Personal Pronoun
My daughter is 6 years old. She pretty much makes my day every time I walk through the door after a long …
Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Sometimes, you can do all the right things and still get hurt. Or sick. Or fired. Or divorced. What’s up with that?
What do I do When I Don’t Know What to Do?
Often, the choice isn’t as easy as right vs wrong. Life is more complicated than that. What do you do when both options seem right?
A Brief Summary of Your Problems and Mine
What keeps us up at night? Where does our pain come from? Am I the only one who gets anxious about my …
Why is Money Such a Mystery?
Money isn’t the root of all evil, and poverty isn’t a fast track to salvation.
This Book Knows You
We all share the same fears and insecurities—including the fear that no one else could understand our fears and insecurities. The ancient …
Happiness by Addition
The opposite of Christianity is not atheism. The opposite of Christianity is idolatry. We are all worshipping something. —– This clip is …
Can I Get God to Do What I Want?
How do we pray or listen to God when it feels like he stopped taking our phone calls?
How do I Stay Alive When I Feel Alone?
Loneliness is not the same as being alone–it’s much worse than that. Here’s some suggestions on combating loneliness.
Over the Sun
If everything under the sun feels meaningless, why not try things from a different perspective?—–This clip is taken from Part 1 of …
Insurgency: Where are the Men?
Dear Men, Almost two decades ago, I gave up about 6 months of my life to earn some titles and macho bragging …
What is “Restoration Movement” Christianity?
“Remember where you came from!” is something my parents told me when I was growing up. Regardless of where I went in …
What Dishwashing Taught Me About Being a Christian
I’ve worked a lot of part-time, entry level jobs in my day. Many of them, you won’t find on my resume simply …
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U-N-I-T-Y
I don’t like it when Christians treat each other as the enemy. Most will say they don’t do that. But—if we’re honest—we …
Baptism by the Book
I often receive questions about salvation, faith, baptism, ministry, and how they’re all connected. During our 2017 Pilgrimage to Israel, I had …