In January 2025, I had a flight booked to Los Angeles, and I was keeping an eye on reports of wildfires threatening the city. Those reports only seemed to worsen as the days passed. Drought conditions, low humidity, and a buildup of vegetation, together with...
Why does Jesus speak only the words the Father tells Him? Seems rather restrictive, doesn’t it? Unless His words possess the life we need. What Does It Mean to Be Poor in Spirit? The Sermon on the mount is the most famous sermon in the history of sermons. Jesus is...
Hearing God's Voice Through an Unexpected Act of Obedience Let me tell you about one of the first times God’s voice broke into my silent world. I was thirteen years old and my family had recently moved from West Virginia to South Carolina. Several times, we attended a...
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...
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...
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...
Brad Waggoner is a close and longtime friend. Over the past several years, I’ve seen the fire of evangelism burn in his life like I’ve seen in only a few Christians. On the one hand, he puts me to shame. On the other hand, he encourages and motivates me. I asked him a...
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...
Learning Biblical Rest from a Wild Mustang The first time I walked up to a wild mustang in a round pen, I knew I was looking at an animal who would do anything to break free from the barriers around him. The horse’s name was Amarillo. He was as strong as he was tense,...
Following Jesus Together Around the Table Every Sunday evening in Seattle’s Lake Union neighborhood, about thirty to forty people gather in a community room. No pulpits, no pews anywhere to be found. Instead, people sit around tables featuring plates brimming with...
In January 2025, I had a flight booked to Los Angeles, and I was keeping an eye on reports of wildfires threatening the city. Those reports only seemed to worsen as the days passed. Drought conditions, low humidity, and a buildup of vegetation, together with...
Why does Jesus speak only the words the Father tells Him? Seems rather restrictive, doesn’t it? Unless His words possess the life we need. What Does It Mean to Be Poor in Spirit? The Sermon on the mount is the most famous sermon in the history of sermons. Jesus is...
Hearing God's Voice Through an Unexpected Act of Obedience Let me tell you about one of the first times God’s voice broke into my silent world. I was thirteen years old and my family had recently moved from West Virginia to South Carolina. Several times, we attended a...
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...
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...
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...
Brad Waggoner is a close and longtime friend. Over the past several years, I’ve seen the fire of evangelism burn in his life like I’ve seen in only a few Christians. On the one hand, he puts me to shame. On the other hand, he encourages and motivates me. I asked him a...
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...
Learning Biblical Rest from a Wild Mustang The first time I walked up to a wild mustang in a round pen, I knew I was looking at an animal who would do anything to break free from the barriers around him. The horse’s name was Amarillo. He was as strong as he was tense,...
Following Jesus Together Around the Table Every Sunday evening in Seattle’s Lake Union neighborhood, about thirty to forty people gather in a community room. No pulpits, no pews anywhere to be found. Instead, people sit around tables featuring plates brimming with...
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