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. [...]
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When the Church Sets the Bar
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 [...]
C.S. Lewis on Masturbation
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 [...]
Grace: Free Hugs
TweetThis is the last of my three-part (for now) series on the power of grace. I hope you’ve come even just a little bit closer to knowing deeply the richness of God’s grace. But before I write anything more, I want you to watch this video and do your best to emotionally engage. Feel it as deeply as you [...]
We Are All Witnesses
TweetI have a pastor friend (at H2O church at Ohio State) who is probably the world’s greatest expert in the study of mankind’s eternal longings expressed via ESPN. High praise, I know. Most recently, he pointed me to this video as an illustration of the Church’s adoration of Christ: I have to applaud Nike for this campaign…they [...]