It’s the same crossroads faced by every other Church and Christian in history. The same valley of decision faced by millions. For decades, we’ve talked disparagingly about the Church in other seasons, despising the apparent weakness of our brothers and sisters in the face of circumstances we never walked through. We preach about how poorly some Christians handled challenges like slavery, the Holocaust, the abuse behind the Iron Curtain. We said, “never again”. We said we woul

What I have to share this season feels simple, and yet it struck me as intensely beautiful and profound—like most revelations from God. The different elements of the Christmas Story—as real and raw as they were in their time—also represent all the different ways Christ wants to encounter us today, different ways we can meet with Him, different things we can offer Him. This Christmas, respond with eagerness like the shepherds; rather than hardening your hearts, hasten after Hi

You’re never too “big” or too busy to plug into a local church and be discipled; be willing to ask God how this needs to look for you in...

(for 9/11) Back in 2012, I was finishing an independent study in poetry in college, and I wrote this after being inspired by the story of...

Becoming a published author was a dream of mine that grew out of my love for writing biblical fiction, and it's been a wild ride that I...

Ironically, writers are some of the worst procrastinators. Maybe it has to do with our value for the craft—we know what a pandora’s box...

We’ve all heard or lived the stories—cautionary tales of codependent friendships, controlling in-laws, or toxic leader scenarios*. We...

(My writing process) 1.   BRAINSTORMING: To start with, if I'm ready to write a book, I’ve usually been turning the story over in my...

This season (the past 5 years, but particularly this past year) has been a marathon of facing down giants of fear, self-hatred, weakness,...

I’ve reached a juncture in my life where I’m being confronted with the difference between growth and maturity, and I’m starting to notice...

God often speaks to me through movies, and recently, He told me to watch the 2006 installment of the Rocky movies... Rocky Balboa. I took...

--A plea for authenticity It’s already here. In case you weren’t already aware, artificial intelligence is already on the move and in...

It's an odd title, I know, especially for this early in the year. Even though New Year resolutions may be dragging a bit by February,...

Over the past few months, I admitted to God that I felt a bit aimless, like an archer shooting blindly into a cloud, unlikely to hit any...

This year, I started meditating on Christmas early, and not just because Thanksgiving came early. God had me thinking about how the...

Our nation is ready for healing...are you? What’s next, America? Whether you were on the right or left side of this election, this is the...

Ok, we’re going to get personal on this one. What I’m about to say is going to invite you to do some deep soul-searching, but it’s really...

Anyone else notice that we tend to operate differently on vacation? Of course, you don’t need to go far away and spend a bunch of money...

Wait on God. Trust in God. These are two of the most common things we hear as Christians, and to be honest, they can start to sound a...

For the past four years, I’ve existed on a schedule that is productive and rewarding as well as flexible, refreshing, and adaptable. If...