Happy New Year
Happy New Year! This past year has been a full one for me: I graduated from college. I survived my …
Category Archives: My Life
Meaning
You know those days, right? The ones where everything is a personal attack on you: Your boss gives you an …
Lord Let me Love
There are those angry voices out there, shouting that Jesus “demands obedience” and we need to get “radical” and if …
All is Grace: Reading the World as a Christian
There is a tendency by those who hold faith to read the world ideologically. What I mean is that there …
Why I will not be the Head of my Household
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; …
I’m Engaged
I am engaged to be married. Last night I proposed marriage to Amanda, the woman I will spend the rest …
Five Thoughts for New Students (Year 2)
This is my second annual blog post giving five thoughts to new students. Last year—when I wrote the first piece—Welcome …
Lean Into It
“Lean into it,” I whisper to the screen. The words come out sounding inevitable. Like there is no other choice. …
Facebook in Moderation
Back in April I wrote a blog post about why I had deleted my Facebook page and my Twitter feed. …
Praying Part Two: The Activity of God in the Mundane
Yesterday, I blogged about the problem I have being able to interact with God as if he were an external …
Praying Part 1: Imagination and Thinking out Loud
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I am reading T.M. Luhrmann’s book—When God Talks Back. Dr. Luhrmann is …
I am saved right now: two snapshots
Sarah Bessey has asked “What is saving your life right now?” These are my responses: * * * I’m spending …
Reflections on Christian Camping
I have been involved with various Christian camps—mostly ACU’s Leadership Camps—for a good chunk of my life. In the summer …
I’m Back
On June third, when last I blogged, I said I would be taking a three month break from blogging. I …
Why I am Taking a Three Month Break from Blogging
I haven’t blogged in a month. Not that anyone has really missed me but me. But still, this is the …
My Testimony
Jesus transforms lives. And he does it through his Spirit and through other people. This story will be—of necessity—incomplete and …
Why I Deleted Facebook and Twitter Part 2: Connection is a Symptom Not a Cure (A TED Talk)
Here is a TED talk that explains part of the reason why I recently deleted my Facebook and Twitter accounts. …
I Often Doubt My Faith
I often doubt the things I am supposed to believe. And, when I doubt, I come up with creative solutions …
Why I Deleted Facebook and Twitter
A week and a half ago I permanently deleted both my Facebook and my Twitter, and it is clearly one …
There was poetry in you this morning
There was poetry in you this morning with your coffee breath on my tongue and your “I don’t want to …
