Just another boring zebra

Just another boring zebra

Almost 20 years ago, I was in Kenya with some other volunteers to help out with a youth camp. Meeting brethren on the other side of the world and seeing firsthand that God’s redemptive work is not limited to my congregation or even my country was an experience I...
O wretched man that I was!

O wretched man that I was!

One day, this will all be behind me. The man that I am. The man that fails. The man that falls short. The man that is too weak, too distracted, too tired, too flawed to be who he’s trying to be. I find comfort in knowing that Paul—the apostle Paul, a chosen...
What do you think?

What do you think?

We ask that question a lot, but we don’t always mean those words. Sometimes what we’re actually saying is: “Please find a way to agree with me on this.” “I would like you to affirm and praise the decision I’ve already made.”...
The key that makes utopia possible

The key that makes utopia possible

Everyone can imagine utopia. It’s easy to do. Just shut your eyes and picture a world where every difficulty and struggle you’ve ever faced has been eradicated, and there you have it—a very flawed, very shallow, very one-dimensional utopia. The trouble is,...