WEIRD BUT NOT WASTED
George Mallory was an explorer who took part in the first British expeditions to climb Mount Everest. He was often asked why he felt the need to climb the mountain,…
HOW DO I SAVE MY KID?
Parents often ask me if I’ll baptize their kids or dedicate their babies. The answer is always yes, absolutely. Whatever parents want to do to invest in the spiritual lives…
LEARNING TO EXERCISE DEMONS (misspelling intended)
Since 2008 I have written in excess of two million words, comprising fifty-six books, thirteen white papers, and hundreds of explanatory diagrams translating the best historical theology into the language…
DESIRE IS THE COMPASS OF VOCATION
Earlier this week my daughter came home from school in tears. She’s been conflicting with her third grade teacher and struggling in math. It’s not new. Anna has been unhappy…
WHY PING PONG, CONFERENCES, AND BOOKS WITHOUT PICTURES MAKE US HAPPY
I play ping pong every day for an hour with my friend Thane. I go to four conferences a year and read almost 300 books without any pictures. Why? Because…
REFLECTION: THE JEWEL ON THIN ICE
God wants to give us the desires of our hearts, but some of our hearts are so empty that God’s rewards feel insignificant, unclear, and unsatisfying. Your life now is…
HOW OFTEN DID JESUS TALK TO STRANGERS?
There’s this trope in evangelicalism that says you’re supposed to witness to people at bus stops and on airplanes. It’s the same trope that says if you see someone in…
Am I about to look stupid?
Or is this the single greatest opportunity in the world for me to kick life in the mouth and hold up my fingers like a rock star? A few years…
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