As a young man and a young Christian I wanted to discern the teachings of the church in regard to wealth. Wealth is a particularly important thing to a young, well-educated, and ambitious young man. So I had my questions, Jesus wasn’t really against wealth was he? Did God really want me to sell everything … More True Wealth
On may 20, 2013 Zach Sobiech died of terminal cancer. This is the story of what he did during the last months of his life. You won’t want to miss this.
NPR had this story this morning on the worsening health conditions of the aging and the homeless. Homeless adults in their late 40s and early 50s have the health problems of those in their 70s and often die within 10 years. Two things stuck out to me about this story. One that they had enough support … More The Plight of the Aging Homeless
John Armstrong has a series of very thought provoking posts on what it means to live faithfully in the culture today. You can view his first five posts here, here, here, here, and here. I really appreciate these posts for how thoughtfully John engages the question of where do we go from here. If the … More Living Faithfully Today
A few years ago I started a series on idolatry that I never finished. My original post generated responses from both friends and enemies. At the time I was too shocked by the level of response to continue the series. I had seen too many controversies visa via creation care to continue writing on the … More On Idolatry
This is a post that’s been on my mind for some time. The term social justice is loaded with meaning, but I think for many evangelicals we miss out on the term justice because we are looking at social justice from a lens that doesn’t help us think biblically. For many, and I’m aware this … More Why we confuse justice
Michael Gerson took to the Washington Post this morning to write on the recent resignation of General Petraeus from the CIA, while Gerson acknowledged the failing of marital infidelity he explored why his legacy should still be viewed as mostly positive. Richard Cohen also an op-ed writer for the Washington Post was more brazen in … More Character in Public Life
If you’re from the heartland, or even if you’ve ever been on a farm you’ll probably get the silo reference (if not see below). Silos are used to store grain. They are solitary and bound to one place or farm by design. They are singular and stand over the landscape set apart from their surroundings. Our … More The Silo Christian
I think back to life in college and I ask myself what do I wish I had known back then that I know now. It’s not an easy question, or at least it’s not as easy as it sounds. I came to college a fairly stubborn young man. I didn’t want anything to do with … More Thoughts for a College Student
The Missional Life 