Last week, a dear friend who is an avid reader and one of the most thoughtful Christians I know, sent me a copy of a book he had just...

[Caveat Lector: I offer these musings as very much a work in progress. I reserve the right to redact or revise any of what follows-- I...

2020—What a year it’s been, huh? The trouble is, we have not assurance that 2021 will be much better. Yet here we are waiting. Waiting...

Can I share a personal story with you? In late July-- the day after"Worship and the World to Come"released-- I went in to see a local ENT...

How do pastors decide what to say about current events and social issues? As the story goes, both Karl Barth and Billy Graham said...

What do we do with the pain of the world? We enter in it and groan. That is what the Son of God did. And that is what the Spirit of God...

Over the past few months, friends have told me that they are reading “Blessed Broken Given” with their small group at church or with a...

It is all the rage to talk about how oppressive Christianity is and has always been. It’s even more troubling to see some Christians...

I feel like I read a lot of books this year. But it would be more accurate to say that I read parts of a lot of books this year. Graduate...

What does it mean to be prophetic? The word is thrown around a lot, but depending on which circles you run in, it means something quite...

For the past 6 or 7 years, Holly and I have done a prayer and planning retreat, usually at the end of the calendar year, or sometimes...

Follow your dream. Write your story. Live an epic life. I’m sorry, but I’m not buying it. This has long been the fodder of daytime talk...

As 2014 comes to a close, I’m thinking about the books that inspired me, enlightened me, challenged me, and fired my imagination this...

As the buzz would have it, there is much to find troubling about Ridley Scott‘s Exodus: Gods and Kings. Mainstream reviewers are...

[NOTE: This is a follow-up piece to my initial response to the reactions to Hillsong’s decision to decline making a public statement on...

So, Hillsong declined to publicly declare a position on ‘LGBT issues’. And the internet was awash with opinions. Some shook their heads...

Every once awhile, I am asked what our liturgy is at New Life Downtown. Our service flow (in general) can be found HERE. But the most...

“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers...

Today is All Saints’ Day. I used to never think of it that way. It was just the day that Starbucks brings out their red cups. Besides, I,...

One of the main reasons we gather as the people of God is to remind ourselves of who God is, what He has done to make us His people, and...