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I want to evaluate God's ideas and follow the ones that make sense. If his suggestions are difficult, costly, or even in...
ObedienceWe prayed and prayed for his healing. He was young, healthy, married with children, and actively serving the Lord as a c...
Grief & LossSitting at Au Bon Pain in Harvard Square, I had to lead another Bible study. But I'd already studied the Bible with five...
GraceIn the spring of 2009, a student I discipled, whom I'll call Rob, went on a missions trip to Honduras. Unfortunately, on...
Following JesusI was standing in the foyer of a massive megachurch, watching everyone else do what I couldn't figure out how to do. Eve...
LonelinessI visualized myself as being toxic, like a radioactive substance hidden in a glass test tube. Who would want to be assoc...
CommunityI told myself I'd stop reading about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and get back to work, but that was at least an hour...
Anxiety & WorryI gave up sleeping and grabbed my iPhone. 2:47 a.m. The morning couldn't come soon enough, even if I was dreading going...
Anxiety & WorryI showed up at the building to collect my items and say goodbye, but a security guard met me outside the front door with...
CourageChristianity Today once reported that at a major missions conference, 8,000 people signed commitment cards indicating a...
Courage"I appreciate what you're doing, but I can't get involved. I hope you understand." I did understand. Our family had t...
LoveI went to the morning prayer meeting because I was running on empty. The grind of planning our annual summer conference...
ContentmentWho am I to question someone’s faith? It’s the kind of accusation that abusive leaders use to destabilize and control. E...
DiscipleshipAs I walked through Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, I looked up and saw The Foot Soldier. Ronald McDowell's statue show...
Following Jesus"For five months I've perceived you as being arrogant to me. So I've been praying for you every day and trying to start...
FaithFor ten years after college, I worked as a campus minister. So, my income depended on the sacrificial giving of others....
Anxiety & WorryWhen I was going through a tough season in my life, one friend kept reaching out. I felt weird pouring out so many compl...
LoveBefore I turned 30, I broke out with shingles. My body was telling me something my pride couldn't admit: I was doing too...
RestMy Mom said the rocks would be amazing. I believed her, but sitting in the car for hours made me wish I was back home. S...
God's PresenceI once got incredibly angry at one of my roommates because he wrote a blog with what I considered bad theology. I felt I...
Grace"How's your week been?" I asked him. He started talking about the stress of his studies. It was safe terrain, and I knew...
ShameWe love John 3:16 because it feels safe. It's an inspirational thought printed on bumper stickers and In-N-Out cups. But...
FaithWe were sitting at Flour in Boston because I couldn't resist their croissants. As I caught up with an old friend, I a...
WorshipMy friends kept inviting me to hang out with them and Sam. They were patient and kind with him, whether he was depressed...
LoveIn seminary, I took a preaching class that required us to give mini-sermons in front of our peers. I agonized over every...
HumilityI watched my friend Nabeel Qureshi captivate a room for an hour, telling story after story. Afterwards, I saw the line o...
ContentmentMy wife and I were getting to know another couple at an event, and the early discussions were full of laughter. After th...
RejectionI remember staring at my phone, willing myself to pick it up, but my arm felt like lead. I needed to raise support to ke...
FaithWe lived in an apartment complex next to one of Atlanta's largest churches. Every Sunday, we walked across the parking l...
FriendshipI was twenty-four, running through a park near Waynoka Avenue in Memphis. Mile two, maybe three. The cold air burned my...
CommunityI crumpled into a corner of the hospital hallway. The harsh fluorescent lights illuminated the terror of birth. My wife...
PrayerA fresh paper planner smells like anxiety. It's the feeling that if you can just organize the boxes right, you can final...
Anxiety & Worry"This is the first time I've been able to sing a worship song since my pastor abused me." I didn't know what to say....
HealingWe were expecting a fabulous meal at the ski lodge's steakhouse. High ceilings, mahogany leather chairs, elegantly dress...
ContentmentIn seminary, I spent fifteen minutes a day memorizing Scripture. It seemed like the kind of thing a future pastor should...
Following Jesus"I just called everyone on my phone and told them about Jesus." I was stunned. I didn't even know she was a Christian...
Sharing FaithAfter resigning from a ministry job as a whistleblower, I suddenly realized I was unemployed. We anticipated that our in...
Anxiety & WorryAt the Sunday evening service, as we sang another chorus of "How Deep the Father's Love for Us," I started to recoil ins...
LoveAt one of the lowest points in my life, I'd been hurting for so long that I didn't know if the pain would ever go away....
HopelessnessA best-selling apologist called me to talk about Ravi. He agreed that Ravi was a liar, a bully, and a predator. Then he...
CourageDuring COVID, our church moved to live-streamed worship and Zoom calls for community groups. While I enjoyed the convers...
LonelinessI was driving down a forgettable road in South Hamilton, MA. My creaky Ford Explorer screeched to a halt at a four-way s...
HopeThe story about Jesus flipping tables is awkward. It's used both to rationalize posting rage bait online and to attack J...
JusticeAfter I came to faith, my family and friends often asked me difficult questions. The big discussions in my teenage years...
ApologeticsIn Barracks 28 of the Ravensbrück concentration camp, Betsie ten Boom coughed on a bed stuffed with fleas and lice. Corr...
SalvationWhen I was fifteen, my grandfather asked if he could talk with me for a moment. I could tell from the tone of his voice...
CourageI watched the worship band slowly develop the intensity of the opening song. With each repetition, they layered in drums...
The Holy SpiritI drive by the old RZIM headquarters at least once a week. Every time, I reactively grip my steering wheel tighter, look...
RepentanceWhen Facebook first arrived at my college, I remember the rush to set up a profile so everyone could know who I was, wha...
GraceWhen I was a kid, my mom had a tradition in which we would go to the store with her and "help Santa out" by suggesting w...
GraceIf any organization should have represented God well, it was Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. I worked there....
Doubt & QuestionsWhen I graduated from Rhodes College, all of my friends were getting traditional jobs that came with salaries, benefits,...
Following JesusMy friend and I met up in Bellingrath Chapel at Rhodes College, where we'd agreed to pray together for an hour. The sile...
PrayerAt the first managers' meeting of the year at RZIM's global headquarters in 2019, I gave a presentation called "The Fear...
FearI've gotten angry that corrupt leaders so often seem to get their way. But that's because I had a short-term perspective...
Hard TimesI was at Crunch, on the second rep of my bicep curls, and without warning, I nearly dropped the weights. "I just want to...
ForgivenessI recently contributed to two Meal Trains. One person had a baby, another is fighting cancer. I didn't know how to get a...
LoveThe discolored, funky-smelling jerseys made middle school P.E. bad enough. But the worst part was when teams were picked...
Courage"Titus 3:10. No reply needed." When I read her email, I gasped. I knew how to decode this message from an important lead...
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