TweetI recently ran by this video, put together by The Foursquare Church, and wondered how much it hits home with my generation. As you watch this video, do you find yourself shouting in agreement with the ideas implied, or do you push back against them? I’d love your thoughts, because I want to think more [...]
TweetIn my last post, I promised you a second reason for why you need the Gospel story as the ultimate “why” to your worldview. Here it is. Reason #2: If we don’t have a story to live for, our lives are meaningless. Give Ecclesiastes a quick read and you’ll begin to see what I’m saying. [...]
TweetWhen I want to be reminded of the truth of gospel in new words & ways, I find Tim Keller’s preaching to be a helpful place to look. Without fail, every sermon he delivers ends up at the redeeming work of Jesus on the cross and its importance for every single issue in my life. [...]
TweetThis is a post I wrote up months ago to save for a rainy day. It came to mind because I’ve been thinking a lot about culture lately. I hope it encourages you. Andy Crouch says that the Church has historically taken four negative stances toward culture, and conveniently, they all start with the letter [...]
TweetI haven’t written much on sexuality in this blog mainly because I know there are so many great voices in the Church already weighing in on it, and don’t feel I have much of anything original to add (and maybe because my mom reads this too). But seriously, if you haven’t yet, check out places [...]
TweetI hope you’re perplexed by the title question. It’s a hard one. You may have heard a similar one: “Can worship music be too emotional?” but I find this broader question much more crucial (and interesting). It seems that there’s been a strong suspicion of emotion in American Christianity for as long as there has [...]
TweetI admit that I’m still a bit embarrassed to draft titles like this one that demonstrate a recognition of my own greatness, for fear that the world will point the finger and call me arrogant without bothering to ask what I mean by it. So I think my current policy is to only make such [...]
TweetAs you know (from Part I), I can struggle to feel responsible for “fixing myself” as it relates to my sin. I spent most of Part II trying to convince you and me that God has a much better path to righteousness that involves a lot less exasperation and a lot more dependence. Jesus rebuked the [...]
TweetI confess that “accountability” has been a bit of a taboo word for me until recently. Months ago, if you caught me on the right day, you could tell me that you were were going to have an accountability time with your small group, and I would have had an internal response that sounded something [...]
TweetLast night, New Life Church held its annual end-of-the-school-year celebration service, Overflow. We probably had about 300 in attendance (during finals!), soaking in all that God has done this school year. We danced, sang at the top of our lungs, heard story upon story of lives that have been radically transformed by the love and [...]