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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...
ObedienceI walked slowly down the potluck tables, overloading my paper plate with rotisserie chicken, a green bean casserole, and...
FriendshipThe pastor asked if he could take me to lunch. I was eager to say yes. After the meal arrived, he asked me if my wife co...
Church HurtI 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...
Community"It's a shooting star!" "What, where?" (Obviously, they were far above our heads). I scrambled to find the tent's zipper...
HopeWhile visiting Chattanooga, I walked to the Walnut Street Bridge and found a plaque honoring Ed Johnson. I learned that...
Truth"I appreciate what you're doing, but I can't get involved. I hope you understand." I did understand. Our family had t...
Love"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...
FaithI showed up for RZIM's beloved Christmas party. We played fun games, received our Christmas bonuses, and heard that we w...
SurrenderFor 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...
LoveOn December 3, 2017, Ravi Zacharias published a series of audacious lies in Christianity Today to avoid accountability f...
Church Hurt"Thank you Heavenly Father...to allow us to send a message to all the tyrants, the communists, and the globalists that t...
Following JesusI once got incredibly angry at one of my roommates because he wrote a blog with what I considered bad theology. I felt I...
GraceOn March 16, 1968, Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson was flying a helicopter over My Lai in Vietnam. As he looked down, he s...
FriendshipMy 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...
HumilityOne of the perks of working at RZIM was access to the Green Room. When we hosted packed events at our headquarters, it f...
GraceA former friend said there was "nothing Christian" about my "evil" actions, so he'd asked our former employer to cancel...
Sharing 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...
CommunitySitting in the library at the University of Aberdeen, I argued with an atheist for seven hours. By the end of the day, I...
CommunityI was on a global Skype call with RZIM's senior leaders and Ravi Zacharias himself—the famous apologist whose ministry w...
CourageAt Thanksgiving, we gathered in the kitchen, joined hands, bowed our heads, and prayed. But I wondered, "What's the poin...
PrayerIn the fall of 2003, I was sitting in a chair outside Emory's dining hall by myself. But suddenly, I felt surrounded by...
Discipleship"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....
HealingAfter I got married, I realized that I was not nearly as spiritually mature as I had believed. One night, I paced around...
Community"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 FaithA 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...
LonelinessThe story about Jesus flipping tables is awkward. It's used both to rationalize posting rage bait online and to attack J...
JusticeIn 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 drive by the old RZIM headquarters at least once a week. Every time, I reactively grip my steering wheel tighter, look...
RepentanceIf any organization should have represented God well, it was Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. I worked there....
Doubt & QuestionsI 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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