Five Words
For weeks, I prepared to give a talk to a large group of college students. The emcee got them excited to hear what I had...
Sharing Faith
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The Mud
A friend shared in a small group, "I think y'all are Christians because you want to be good people. And you are good peo...
I Had To Tell You
I had just asked him to tell me the story of his commitment to Jesus. He answered by telling me about a long chain of di...
A Way Out of No Way
Growing up, I sometimes felt jittery when dinner ran late, or I had more homework to do. I wanted to turn on the TV and...
You Didn't Have To Be There
In 203 AD, a 22-year-old mother sat in a suffocating Roman dungeon, separated from her infant son. When her father begge...
You're A Prophet Now
A former friend said there was "nothing Christian" about my "evil" actions, so he'd asked our former employer to cancel...
Convenient Amnesia
A best-selling apologist called me to talk about Ravi. He agreed that Ravi was a liar, a bully, and a predator. Then he...
The Offensive Jesus
Before he said a word, his tousled hair and bemused smile identified him as a skeptical Harvard student. "So, what's thi...
Defending Your Faith Without A Philosophy Degree
After I came to faith, my family and friends often asked me difficult questions. The big discussions in my teenage years...
When Outsiders Get It First
"I just called everyone on my phone and told them about Jesus." I was stunned. I didn't even know she was a Christian...
The Question I Didn't Want To Answer
My friend looked me in the eye and asked, "So, do you think I'm going to hell?" My stomach tightened. I didn't want t...
Reflect: Come and See
The Friend Who Brought You
Sitting in the library at the University of Aberdeen, I argued with an atheist for seven hours. By the end of the day, I...
Your Spiritual Plus One
A group at church asked me to speak to them about how to stay connected to their kids who had walked away from Jesus. As...
Hidden Mercy
After Jesus was born, some pagan worshippers arrived in Jerusalem. We call them wise men, but King Herod and the religio...
I Quit
As the volunteer leaders gathered, a pastor exhorted us: "Remember, this event is not just about serving the community....
Finding Friends
We lived in an apartment complex next to one of Atlanta's largest churches. Every Sunday, we walked across the parking l...
I Don't Want To Talk To You
My wife and I were getting to know another couple at an event, and the early discussions were full of laughter. After th...
Stars
In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis, the Narnians arrive at an island at the edge of the world, where they m...
Safe To Die
"If you want to be a real man, you need to have money in your pocket." My friend's dad gave him pot to sell at William L...
Trading Glory
I spent the morning talking to a skeptic. A friend and I answered question after question and presented layer upon layer...
Perfect Theology
"Why is this in the trash?" My wife reached into the trash can, pulled out the paper she saw, and then placed it in the...
Examples
I once joined a discipleship group that met at 5:30 am on Wednesday mornings. The disciple-maker who led it taught slowl...
Mothers and Fathers
"Oh God, send us spiritual mothers and fathers, we beg you!" My eyes widened and my heart pounded. I'd never heard anyon...
The Wobbly Table
Fifteen years ago, a freshman and I met every week at a hip coffee shop in Boston for a Bible study. We sat at a tiny ro...
A Room Full of Fear
At the first managers' meeting of the year at RZIM's global headquarters in 2019, I gave a presentation called "The Fear...
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