On July 17, 2003 (my 16th birthday), Donald Miller broke onto the national Christian publishing scene with his spiritual memoir: Blue Like Jazz. Because of Miller’s strikingly simplistic, candid, and self-exposing style, a million readers (myself included) soon found themselves wondering if Don Miller had been reading their minds for years, and a generation of Christians soon found its voice. [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2009’
Jul 28
Edge Venture: Experiential Healing
I just got back from a men’s healing weekend retreat known as Edge Venture. Spending a weekend with men in that rare place where men feel truly free to express themselves and the pain they’ve experienced and still feel enslaved to is always a refreshing experience for me. The men in attendance outed some of their deepest shame [...]
Jul 20
An Interview with Greg Van Nada
Tonight at our LT main session, there was interview between friends Chris Mann and Greg Van Nada that I thought was really insightful at points. The full audio is here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] But I thought I’d just share some of my notes & quotes in case you wanted th shorter [...]
Jul 19
Look Me in the Eyes
The other day, my friend Kyle and I were walking around at the Ann Arbor Art Fair when we were approached by a self-identified traveling monk named Mukunda. I assume he was Hindu because he handed Kyle and me two copies of the Bhagavad Gita and told us he was on a mission to spread the message of [...]
Jul 15
Grace and Porn: The Hugh Hefner Story
A lot of students in our church struggle with sexual addiction. As I’ve come to learn more about the dynamics of a sexual addiction, I’ve become increasingly convinced that grace (undeserved favor resulting in a total release from guilt), rather than a white-knuckle effort to alter behavior, is the only solution (see Colossians 2:20-23). Experts on the subject [...]
Jul 10
How He Loves
A couple weeks ago, David Crowder Band released their first single off their upcoming album “Church Music”, scheduled to release September 22. The song is called “How He Loves” and it absolutely floored me the first time I heard it. Though Crowder didn’t write it (the credit goes to John Mark McMillan), the song features the [...]
Jul 08
The First Post
This is a big deal, right? My first-ever post on my brand new blog. If you’re here, I’m thankful for you and your interest in my life and the work God is leading me through. I guess I only ever really know how to begin a new endeavor with a clear vision, so I will start there. [...]