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I am a Christian, husband, father, church member, professor, & teacher who wants to help fellow pilgrims on our way to the Heavenly City.
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Love in the Right Order
Jesus gave us the golden rule: do to others as you would have them do to you. In love, that sounds like, “Love others the way you want to be loved.” Good rule. I think we sometimes misread it, though. … Continue reading
Is Your Life Built to Sink?
The Titanic was, by every measure available to human engineering, a triumph. Naval architects and shipbuilding journals called her practically unsinkable. She carried the finest materials, the most advanced construction techniques of her age, and a master crew that knew … Continue reading
God Wants More for You Than You Do
I once heard Billy Graham tell a story I haven’t been able to forget. A young man was about to graduate from college. For months he had been eyeing a beautiful sports car at a nearby dealership. He knew his … Continue reading
Beautiful Coffins
Some coffins are quite beautiful. Polished mahogany, brass fittings, silk lining, with flowers as the finishing touch. Craftsmen spend careers perfecting them. But nice coffins don’t fool anyone. However fine the box, we all know what’s inside and none of … Continue reading
Knowing Whose You Are
In the children’s book, “Are You My Mother?” a baby bird hatches while his mother is away from the nest. Having never seen her, he sets off to find her. He comes across a kitten and sincerely asks, “Are you … Continue reading
The Last Page of Narnia
C.S. Lewis ends The Last Battle the way only he could: by making death sound like waking up. If you have never read the Chronicles of Narnia, here is what you need to know. Seven children, across seven books, have … Continue reading
Stop Saying “All Sins Are Equal”
There is a phrase Christians repeat constantly in evangelism, counseling, and debate. Many have been taught it from well-intentioned folks. There is some truth to it, but that’s buried by the untruths it breeds. “All sins are equal.” The problem … Continue reading
Why I Made My Students Plan Their Own Funerals
To cap off our year together in theology, I gave my high school students an assignment I’m fairly sure several of their parents would later email me about (they did): plan your own funeral. Pick the songs. Pick the Scripture … Continue reading
A Taxonomy of Dangerous Speech (And Why It Matters)
Last September, the day after Charlie Kirk was assassinated on the campus of Utah Valley University, I wrote a piece arguing that the recent uptick in political violence is not random. Words and ideas have consequences. Specifically, I argued that … Continue reading
Maybe Stop Trying to Do Big Things for God?
In a recent Substack, Michael Foster beautifully showed how small, faithful habits we do everyday are far more transformative than big, audacious pipe dreams that never come to be. Small actions when repeated have powerful results, but those results aren’t … Continue reading
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