I received a text on Easter that said, “He is risen (probably),” and I haven’t stopped laughing about it. That tongue-in-cheek phrase captured something I think a lot of us feel—especially those of us who care deeply about faith and yet have our doubts. In the latest episode of Cabernet and Pray,...
Today I posted my latest episode for Cabernet and Pray. It's a conversation with Brandan Robertson about being queer and Christian. Brandan is about to release a book that unpacks these ideas and as I read an early copy of it, I was absolutely blown away by the depth of his arguments and the way ...
This past Sunday, IÂ preached about the often-misunderstood practice of confession. Most of us feel instant anxiety when we hear the word "confession" - similar to what I felt when I once discovered my hotel room had clear glass bathroom walls! I'll never forget that moment of panic, standing ther...
Despite my deep immersion in church culture growing up, I didn't discover there was more than one Christian view of hell until my twenties. It was always just assumed that there was one way of understanding it. But this revelation changed a lot for me.
In my recent podcast episode, I explore the...
One of the most common beliefs in the world is the idea of karma—the notion that if you do something bad, eventually something bad will happen to you, and if you do something good, good things will come your way. It’s a neat and satisfying way to think about justice. But here’s the problem: Jesus...
You may have seen the clip of a Bishop giving what appears to be a very tense sermon in front of the President and Vice President. That clip went viral and made Mariann Edgar Budde a hero in the eyes of many. I was in awe of what she said and how she said it and when I found out she wrote a book cal...
When I was a Lead Pastor, I had a memorable conversation with a church member who loved the Old Testament but found my approach to it troubling. They couldn’t understand why I didn’t hold its teachings at the same level as the New Testament. That moment set the stage for countless conversations a...
A few years ago, I posted a short video on YouTube—a quick, three-minute reflection about the theologian A.W. Tozer. Little did I know that video would spark debates and continue to garner social media comments even years later. Something in those few words struck a nerve. It revealed a complex a...
A letter to the disillusioned, the discouraged, the confused, the scared, and the vulnerable.
Like many in our nation, I've been trying to process the election results. While I knew our current outcome was possible, I am more surprised than not to see it come to pass. As a white male, I've taken a ...
My wife is a diehard Olympic fan, and thus, all sorts of events have been playing on our TV nearly nonstop for over a week now. In addition, I've seen many passionate Christians making very passionate arguments about the Olympics online.
Here are three things I've noticed.
1. Christians are very s...
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