Book Review: Finding Holy in the Suburbs
Every once in a while, a book echos exactly what is rolling around in my head–Finding Holy in the Suburbs is that kind of book. In 2018, I chose the word enough as my word of the year. I wanted to challenge myself to find enough in God–not in having enough money,...Why the Reformation Matters
More than 500 years ago Martin Luther nailed 95 Thesis to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany. And we might be thinking, “So what?” Luther himself probably did not realize the importance of this simple act. The church door in a German town was like a public bulletin...Book Review: A Louder Song
Are you in a period of suffering? A time of questions without answers? The book The Louder Song meets readers in the pain and ache of life. It answers the question of what to do when you’re in a period of Suffering and Not Yet. No cliches or easy answers here....Book Review: All Shall Be Well
The book All Shall Be Well serves as a perfect companion to my year of aiming to notice God. At the beginning of 2019, I chose the word “notice” as my word of the year, hoping against hope that focusing on this act of noticing would help me discover God in the big and...5 Ways to Ignore Cravings and Live By the Spirit
“Don’t do it,” I told myself as I started down the basement stairs. “Don’t do it,” I repeated as I walked toward the shelf where my secret stash sat. “Don’t do it,” I said again, as I opened the container. But I did it. I grabbed a piece of mint-chocolatey goodness...The One Thing Keeping You From The Life You Want
Once upon a time a rich young ruler comes to Jesus. This man had everything: money, power, youth. Maybe he was even not-too-bad looking. But even though it seemed like he had everything anyone could want–he knew he was missing something. He came to Jesus with a...To Find Enough: Watch Out for Satan’s Lies
Why is contentment so difficult to attain? Why do we always want more? This post is part of a series on finding enough. When I was a kid, my dad had a habit of pushing back from the table after a delicious and enormous feast and saying, “I spoiled my appetite.” Of...How To Be Extraordinary
This post is an excerpt from my book Enough for Now: Unpacking God’s Sufficiency. Learn how ordinary can be extraordinary. A few years ago, I attended a writing conference where one of the speakers asked participants to write the names of our three favorite movies. It...A Better Question Than “Does It Spark Joy?”
This post is an excerpt from my new book Enough for Now: Unpacking God’s Sufficiency. Learn better question than “Does it spark joy?” “Oh, say can you see…” The toy in the backseat sang out the national anthem for the 101st time. We felt we would go crazy if we heard...
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