Each year, I take a month off of social media, the majority of my email, and most of the Internet. Suffice it to say, this has been a very difficult month to be offline. That’s…
A few weeks ago at Riv, I talked about the importance of recognizing the cycles and seasons of life so we can live in rhythm instead of pursuing the ever elusive “balance” people always talk about (a concept…
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about small towns and their need for Jesus. So when Acts 29 asked me to write a few blog posts, I knew that had to be one of…
Working and resting are hardwired into every human being because each of us is created in the image of God. “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And…
From time to time, I grab a meal with another Christian and when the food shows up, I dive right in. Sometimes, the people I am eating with look at me like I have just…
There’s almost no worse feeling than powerlessness. I’m not talking about your phone taking its last gasps at 7%, I’m talking about true powerlessness–those moments when you lack the ability to control your own destiny,…
There are some topics within the church that are talked about way too frequently and then there are some that just aren’t talked about enough. Here’s one: “Sex.” That three letter word is so taboo…
One of the most complicated things in life comes in the form of a small, rectangular, green piece of paper: money. It may be small, but we need this piece of paper to survive. Money…
There are a lot of pathways we take trying to find wisdom, knowledge, or insight. With the internet being so easily accessible, we’re just a click, tap, and swipe away from soaking in a lot…
This past weekend, churches throughout the world celebrated the biggest, surrealist, supernaturalist story that involves the largest of life hero, Jesus, who became the smallest, unexpected hero to save the world from its greatest enemy:…