All Writings

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.

My primary commitment is to truth, and out of that commitment comes my commitment to Christ. If I find a worldview that is truer than Christ

Here’s the thing: Christmas’ good news – God becoming a human so he could pay for our sins on the cross – is bad news for me, at least in th

It took a humiliating event to get me to make progress in my quest for humility. In one job, I was forced to resign—resign or be fired.

Once we understand who we are and who God is, humility is the necessary corollary. With humility comes service to God and to our fellow...

Walking on stilts can make you seem taller than others, but it’s more dangerous and can bring a disastrous fall. Pride is stilts,...

“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man...

So we’re supposed to die to ourselves, right? But so many times a day I put myself ahead of God and others. It’s easy to get discouraged...

Last week, I wrote that following God can be like lying on a bed of nails. But in another way, it's easy. I don’t like getting up early,...

Taking up my cross daily takes practice and trust. I’m never pleased to sense God’s call to give up something I cherish, big or small....

I really don’t like fasting. I often get a headache when I fast, and it makes me cranky. I’m told some people get greater spiritual...