I began publishing videos on YouTube in August 2015. For the first few years, I released one video a week, every Tuesday at 10 a.m. When I saw that the channel was growing exponentially, I had the crazy idea to release two videos a week, one on Tuesday and one on...
God Might Ruin Your Plans
Everything’s perfect. It was the last week of my sophomore year at the University of Colorado Boulder. I had the rest of my life planned out. Halfway done with a biochemistry degree. Medical school in my sights. Dreams of being an orthopedic surgeon for a professional...
When Our Faith Is Sideways
Understanding Faith and Doubt in the Christian Life There are doubters in every religious community. Some doubt because they were raised in a world thoroughly immersed in the Holy Spirit and aren’t sure now that the Spirit can be either credited or blamed for all...
Now Is the Time to Seek
A few days ago, I was watching an Instagram reel of a musician onstage talking to the crowd. When he told people to raise their hands if it was their birthday, the crowd screamed. When he told them to raise their hands if they were there for a celebration, people all...
Will We Be Reunited with Our Pets in Heaven?
In eternity, Scripture promises we will be reunited with believing friends and family (1 Thessalonians 4:13-14, 17-18). But what about the animals who were part of our lives? It seems strange to imagine God wiping away all memory or affection for them. Why wouldn’t he...
The Ladder of Love
Invited In: Knowing God More Deeply Friends, because of the sacred place we hold in God’s heart—the place that is ours alone—we’ve been invited by Him both to know Him more than we currently do, and to rest in being known by Him. It is a great honor. I think we all...
Thanks-Living: Embracing a Life of Gratitude Every Day
Thanks-Living: Why 5:18? So many profound single verses from the Bible resound in our souls like a divine mic drop. We highlight, underline, memorize, and even sign these scriptural Mount Everests by our names. Yet how often do we miss the rich depths of their...
Understanding Bible Laws Today
Making Sense of the Bible’s Strange Laws: A Theologian Dad’s Letter to His Daughter Understanding Bible Laws Begins with Historical Context Dear Lucy, Do you remember the time you read through the whole Bible in just a few weeks during lockdown? What surprised me most...
Find True Sabbath Rest
True Sabbath Rest Frees Us From Restlessness On the Sabbath, we rest We all live with chronically unsatisfied desires. No matter how much we seem to get, it never feels like enough. The Bible calls this inner disquiet “restlessness.” And one of the ways we fight...
Seeking God’s Approval Over Human Praise
International bestselling author and speaker Dr. Miles Monroe once said that a man is drawn to praise. I really resonate with his words because for much of my life I equated praise with success. I was conditioned by culture, movies, cartoons, family, and school to...
New Mind, New Me
I began publishing videos on YouTube in August 2015. For the first few years, I released one video a week, every Tuesday at 10 a.m. When I saw that the channel was growing exponentially, I had the crazy idea to release two videos a week, one on Tuesday and one on...
God Might Ruin Your Plans
Everything’s perfect. It was the last week of my sophomore year at the University of Colorado Boulder. I had the rest of my life planned out. Halfway done with a biochemistry degree. Medical school in my sights. Dreams of being an orthopedic surgeon for a professional...
When Our Faith Is Sideways
Understanding Faith and Doubt in the Christian Life There are doubters in every religious community. Some doubt because they were raised in a world thoroughly immersed in the Holy Spirit and aren’t sure now that the Spirit can be either credited or blamed for all...
Now Is the Time to Seek
A few days ago, I was watching an Instagram reel of a musician onstage talking to the crowd. When he told people to raise their hands if it was their birthday, the crowd screamed. When he told them to raise their hands if they were there for a celebration, people all...
Will We Be Reunited with Our Pets in Heaven?
In eternity, Scripture promises we will be reunited with believing friends and family (1 Thessalonians 4:13-14, 17-18). But what about the animals who were part of our lives? It seems strange to imagine God wiping away all memory or affection for them. Why wouldn’t he...
The Ladder of Love
Invited In: Knowing God More Deeply Friends, because of the sacred place we hold in God’s heart—the place that is ours alone—we’ve been invited by Him both to know Him more than we currently do, and to rest in being known by Him. It is a great honor. I think we all...
Thanks-Living: Embracing a Life of Gratitude Every Day
Thanks-Living: Why 5:18? So many profound single verses from the Bible resound in our souls like a divine mic drop. We highlight, underline, memorize, and even sign these scriptural Mount Everests by our names. Yet how often do we miss the rich depths of their...
Understanding Bible Laws Today
Making Sense of the Bible’s Strange Laws: A Theologian Dad’s Letter to His Daughter Understanding Bible Laws Begins with Historical Context Dear Lucy, Do you remember the time you read through the whole Bible in just a few weeks during lockdown? What surprised me most...
Find True Sabbath Rest
True Sabbath Rest Frees Us From Restlessness On the Sabbath, we rest We all live with chronically unsatisfied desires. No matter how much we seem to get, it never feels like enough. The Bible calls this inner disquiet “restlessness.” And one of the ways we fight...
Seeking God’s Approval Over Human Praise
International bestselling author and speaker Dr. Miles Monroe once said that a man is drawn to praise. I really resonate with his words because for much of my life I equated praise with success. I was conditioned by culture, movies, cartoons, family, and school to...
Helping Your Small Group Thrive
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