Everyone Worships Something
/David Foster Wallace said that "in the trenches of adult life there is no such thing as atheism. Everybody worships." What are you worshipping?
Read MoreWhose Kingdom is this Anyway?
/I have always been far too preoccupied with my own glory. I don’t like saying that because it sounds terrible. And embarrassing. And deeply sinful.
Read MoreThe Blessing of Failure
/My extraordinary failure stripped away everything I had been clinging to. And in the destruction of those accomplishments that had previously defined me, God did a radical work.
Read MoreA Way in a Manger
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The manger highlights the way God uses our deepest pain, our humiliation, the things we wish were different, to bring Him the greatest glory. God’s kingdom is upside down.
Read MoreWhat are you trusting in?
/What are your idols? What do you turn to besides God to fulfill you? I turn to approval. And the more I want people’s approval, the less concerned I am with God’s approval…
Read MorePerfecting Parenting
/Perfecting parenting is not about learning to be the perfect parent. Perfecting parenting is about trusting Christ who is using parenting to perfect me.
Read MoreJob and the Prosperity Gospel
/Job has taught me about the value of God and the dangers of the prosperity gospel. At the heart of the PG is our value. At the heart of Job, and all of Scripture, is God’s value.
Read MoreUpside Down Success
/Shaun Groves says of downward mobility: “From more to less. Served to service. From honor to degradation. From eternal to time-bound. God to flesh. Heaven to earth.” So what is success?
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