There Will Be a Last Time
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere will be a last time I ever make a stupid decision. There will be a last time I stub my toe. …
He Asked for All the Fish
Reading Time: 5 minutesHave you ever wondered why? The Bible records two separate instances where Jesus miraculously fed thousands and thousands of people with only …
What the Pharisees Can Teach Us About Preparing for Passover
Reading Time: 7 minutesDuring His time on earth, Jesus Christ had a lot of things to say about the Pharisees. They weren’t kind things. Because …
Choosing That Good Part
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis year, Mary and I decided to deleaven our house in the most exhausting way possible: Extensive. Home. Remodeling. See, we’re hosting …
A Lesson From the Gadarenes
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Gadarenes had a problem. Well, no. They had two problems—two demon-possessed men, “exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that …
There Is No Secret to Starting
Reading Time: 5 minutesI used to think there was. I still want there to be one, if we’re being honest—some secret method to get started …
Close Doesn’t Count
Reading Time: 5 minutesI have a Fitbit. I have it because I also have an incredibly sedentary desk job, and I am more than capable …
The Zero-Sum Game
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the zero-sum game, I can’t win unless you lose. I can’t do better unless you do worse. Lots of things in …
Selah
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Selah.” That word shows up 71 times in the book of Psalms, but we don’t know for sure what it means. It …
Less Time Than You Think
Reading Time: 4 minutesEvery year, I think I have more time. Pentecost ends, and the Feast of Trumpets seems an impossibly long way away. The …