I'm gonna make a bold statement: If you take a step of faith and learn to pray the Bible regularly it will be one of the most transformative practices in your walk with God. I've found that to be true in my own life, so I'm going to teach you three simple ways you can make praying God's Word a…
Photo by freestocks on Unsplash At some point in your life or another, you may have been the recipient or even the dispenser of judgment over a Christian putting up a Christmas tree, teaching kids to believe in Santa, for giving gifts or screaming ‘NSYNC’s “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” at the top of your lungs. (Totally did that yesterday, by…
What’s It About Is Christmas Unbelievable? Four Questions Everyone Should Ask About the World’s Most Famous Story by Christian apologist, Rebecca McLaughlin, is a short read–just 59 pages–that’s filled with helpful insights and thought-provoking content. Rebecca walks you through four essential questions about the Christmas story and makes a case that the miraculous story of Christ’s birth is legitimate…
Photo by Nina Strehl on Unsplash Do you consider yourself to be a leader? Maybe your answer is “yes!” right away. Or, maybe you think, “you know, I’m more of a behind-the-scenes person” or “I don’t have a powerful position at work or church or school.” “I don’t have a big personality.” It’s easy for you and me to…
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash We know Christians should stay away from any kind of evil. That's a no-brainer. But what about innocent costume parties and trick-or-treating? Is playing dress-up and eating candy really all that bad? What are Halloween's true origins and does that matter for how we engage the holiday today? I gave some biblical context for…
Photo: Zach Lucero on Unsplash Like me, you’ve probably come across more than one YouTube video or blog post questioning whether modern worship music is as biblically grounded as it should be, but is the criticism actually deserved? Let’s dig into some popular criticisms of modern worship music and see what the Bible has to say. Criticism #1: Modern worship…
Photo courtesy Daniel Fusco Crazy Happy Official Launch Team Crazy Happy: Nine Surprising Ways to Live the Truly Beautiful Life by Daniel Fusco What’s It About In Crazy Happy, Daniel Fusco walks us through the Beatitudes and the fruit of the Spirit to help us learn about the happy, beautiful life Jesus wants us to live as we embrace the…
We’re living in weird times, right? Between a global pandemic, an intense U.S. election cycle in 2020, and the heightened mistrust many people have for culture and media, it seems like Christians have been either exposed to or caught up in conspiracy theories in an unprecedented way. There’s a theme in 1 and 2 Timothy about overcoming deception and…
Conservative leaning Christians or progressive leaning Christians, I'm talking to all of us and everyone in between. :-) Since we now have a projected winner of the 2020 Presidential Election, let me share some truths God's been calling me to hold onto that I believe He's calling all of His Church to hold onto as well. These truths will…
*For more context to this conversation around God's design for government and Christian participation in politics, I encourage you to read my blog series How Should Christians Engage Faith and Politics. What if in this politically intense and uncertain season God wants to form in His people a practice of praying for our government leaders and for our nation?…