A confession: I've long been suspicious of astrology and zodiac signs. To this idea, I have no clue if I'm a Leo, Cancer, or Gemini, or Ken. The whole thing felt like elaborate superstition pretending to be wisdom. But then I moved to D.C. and
Writings
What Jesus Sleeping Through a Storm Teaches Us
"Pastor, I have to confess something," Alika said, fidgeting with her coffee cup during our meeting. "I'm not sure I believe in God anymore. Or maybe I do? I don't know if the resurrection actually happened, and honestly, half the Bible feels like
What the Parable of the Sower Teaches About Grace
Family & Summer Chaos Just wrapped up the most glorious family trip to California — floated around Pete and June's pool in Alamo with a book like I was twelve years old again at Stone Lake. The kids treated that pool like their personal kingdom. My cousin Jessica was
A Free Resource
Picture this: you're 21, idealistic, and convinced that putting a Bible on the communion table is a stroke of liturgical genius. What could possibly go wrong? Everything, as it turns out. I was an intern at a small church where the communion table received the full Martha Stewart
Every time Jesus says "you will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds," Christians tend to immediately think "Second Coming" - but we've got the direction completely backwards. In a previous post, I talked about how Jesus barely mentions his second coming.