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

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...

(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...

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...

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...

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

If you know, you know. Even if you haven’t been following the heightened tension of the latest Chosen episodes, you likely get a bad...

Last year, I started an informal series of YouTube videos called “Awaiting Arrows,” based on the verse, “Like arrows in the hand of a...

Have you ever had God meet you on a climbing wall? Oh yes, He did. Let me just tell you right now, if you feel like you're not hearing...

Most of you know that I’m in a season of waiting for children, but there’s a whole lot more going on. When you wait on God and with God,...

It’s like this. There’s a young beggar who spends his days wandering the streets of a crowded city, struggling to survive. His life is...

I LOVE SNOW! And no, I’m not quoting Lorelai Gilmore here. I actually love it. I saw maybe three snowstorms throughout my whole childhood...

If you’ve read ahead and are already thinking, “Here we go again,” yes, I am going to talk about my experience as an indie author…again,...

(Keys to moving on) I love rewatching old movies and discovering hidden treasures of insight God’s been saving for the precise moments...

This post goes out to the person who feels like they're wasting their life. You feel like your efforts to serve God and use your gifts...