I’m a dirty cup. Whatever truth God pours into me to pour out to others, the sad reality is it gets somewhat tainted because it runs through me. I’m likely to pollute that truth with my own wayward …
Loving Sin Is Hating Life
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know I don’t rail against things we should hate as much as I try to proclaim what we are called to love. But sometimes we must address—because Scripture …
Choir Robes and Work Boots
On a weekly basis, most of us sing songs of amazing commitment, making seemingly heartfelt promises – but how many of them will we keep? Yes, music helps us rest in God’s presence, but too often we …
Kicking Against the Goads
What if God should will for me to be poor, or wealthy, or famous, or anonymous, or influential, or ignored? In that case, my call is to be faithful in the midst of God’s will, whatever that will may …
Living for God’s Church
This may sound shocking, but biblically, living for God means living for his church. When God calls us to himself, he calls us to his church, to a purpose bigger than ourselves. There is a glory in …
Walking Away at Work
One of the things I like best about writing books is hearing how creatively they’ve been applied. As a pastor, writer, and speaker, in many ways I live in a rather small world—and struggle sometimes …