All Writings

People on the left and the right are increasingly angry at social media companies. This has resulted in a growing bipartisan consensus...

I’ve been working since I was 15 years old when I got my first job as a dishwasher. I remember the thrill of going into the Billy Penn...

When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is tell God that the day is His, not mine. I recognize that He is my Lord and my God,...

Following God isn’t easy for me. It takes a lot of work. I do a lot of things I wouldn’t do if I weren’t a Christ-follower, and I don’t...

I once heard a wealthy and generous philanthropist say that if it were his money, no one else would get a dime. Instead, he saw his...

Like you, I often have friends tell me they’re depressed – not necessarily clinically depressed, which is physiological and may need a...

Some of Jesus’ words literally scare the hell out of me. One haunting thing He said was that not everyone who calls Him Lord will go to...

When I was a new follower of Christ around age 17, an older Christian encouraged me to keep a prayer diary. He said I’d be amazed to see...

I was a dedicated Christian when I lost my faith in college. It was a huge blow to me. Far from liberating me to live however I wanted,...

There is an urban legend among many Christians that God doesn’t give us more than we can bear. The problem is Scripture never says that.

On October 2, 2006, a married father of three young children walked into an Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, barricading...

On July 4, I was at a party, and I got into conversation with a woman I had just met. You know the rule about not talking about politics...

A work colleague of mine asked me about what it means to “die to yourself,” which I had written on a blogpost. It’s a good question. Even...

When I travel in developing countries, I’m always struck by the number of people – often men –not working during the day. Small groups of...

I think about my death every day. I’m not a morbid person, but thinking about my mortality helps me frame my life and live closer to the...

Dad left his body on December 16, 2020, after almost 89 full years of work, joys, pain, and many, many baseball games. I was holding his...

Although I have a deep faith in God that pervades my life, I recognize that I could be wrong. My faith resides alongside my doubts.

I stopped believing in God when I was studying philosophy in college.

Perhaps you know the Peter Parker Principle from Stan Lee’s Spiderman comic books: “With great power comes great responsibility.”

Think about the people with whom you have rock star status, and begin by serving them.