Experimenting with Silence
October 2nd, 2026
My experiment: can I spend a day alone with God?... Read More
There’s No Avoiding Pain for the Disciple
September 25th, 2026
Why is following Jesus so often painful, even when we're obedient?... Read More
How My Role in My Spiritual Formation Is Like Farming
September 18th, 2026
How is my role in my own spiritual formation like farming?... Read More
The “Normandy Invasion” of Human History
September 11th, 2026
Thanks to Jesus, we are living in the "now but not yet" phase of human history.... Read More
Reading the Bible with Older Eyes: Two Books That Have Helped Make Sense of Scripture
September 4th, 2026
Do we need to understand the ancient culture of the biblical world to understand Scripture? Yes and no.... Read More
In Christ “Must” Has Become “Can”
August 28th, 2026
Jesus' original audience would have heard the Sermon on the Mount as a devastating critique of their lives. But we can read those same words as very good news.... Read More
What about When God Commands His People to Destroy Their Neighbors?
August 21st, 2026
You cannot fit everything into one sermon.... Read More
A Parable: Five Things God Said to a Man in a Dream
August 14th, 2026
This is a parable I've used in my sermons in the past. ... Read More
Why Do We Need to Ask God for Forgiveness?
August 7th, 2026
There was a time when the Lord's Prayer filled me with dread.... Read More
The Art and Necessity of Sanctifying Self-Talk
July 31st, 2026
Every now and then I need to remind myself of what I know to be true.... Read More
Four Ways Efficiency Is Counterproductive in Our Spiritual Formation
July 24th, 2026
Sometimes the fastest way is actually counterproductive.... Read More
When a Spiritual Leader Resigns Abruptly Due to Sin the People of God Need the Word of God.
July 17th, 2026
Someone asked me yesterday, how do you handle something like this? I said, “I don’t. I’m not strong enough.” I run to God in prayer and I keep going back to the Word of God. ... Read More