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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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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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Why Christians Can Vote for Flawed Candidates (Without Hypocrisy)
When a public figure posts something foolish, blasphemous, or beneath the dignity of their office, Christians who voted or support that figure in any way often face an immediate accusation: you are a hypocrite. How could you vote someone who … Continue reading
Seven Pieces of Unsolicited Dating Advice
I dated my wife for six years before we got married. We met in high school. For those years, I was very much in love, but also was very broke and very jobless. Since husbands are providers, I couldn’t sign … Continue reading
The Three-Legged Stool of Joy
A three-legged stool needs all three legs to stand. So the Christian life requires three legs to know the joy Christ has saved us for. Learn the Word of God Not packaged devotionals, but Scripture. Not neglecting, dipping into, or … Continue reading
The Hidden Needs of Husbands
I once saw a karate teacher offer a lesson I have not forgotten. A father came to his dojo with his son for some quality time together. The boy had been in a season of rebellion. He was getting suspended … Continue reading
A Weird Conversation on Soup Day
Marriage is widely treated as a merely religious institution, defended by believers and dismissed by everyone else as a sectarian preference. The following is a fictional conversation between two high school juniors about marriage. It is based on a real … Continue reading
I Agree With James Talarico
James Talarico, a Democrat currently running for Texas Senate seat, recently said, “You don’t want to fit the big thing into the small thing. And God is the biggest thing there is. If you try to fit God into a … Continue reading
You’re In Here Somewhere: A Taxonomy of My Most Frequent Online Arguers
I believe that honest, civil conversation across genuine disagreement is worth pursuing. Not everyone shares that conviction. The internet has a way of making even well-intentioned people forget it entirely. But I engage anyway. Sometimes with great reward and sometimes … Continue reading
Are You Reading Revelation Wrong?
If you grew up in or were discipled in certain Christian circles (e.g. went to Calvary Chapel, listened to KWave Radio, read the Left Behind paperbacks, or went to prophecy conferences with color-coded timelines), it wouldn’t be surprising if you … Continue reading
A Pilgrim's Friend 