A centipede was walking just fine…
until someone asked which leg moves after which.
That’s the moment everything fell apart.
We’re doing the same thing with our souls.
Read
More
The theology crowd says therapy is replacing repentance with self-esteem.
The therapy crowd says the church caused half the trauma they treat.
Meanwhile the rest of us are just trying to figure out why our brains do weird things at 2:30am.
New essay: Therapy or Theology? That’s the Wrong Question.
Read
More
Confession: This week I promised myself I wouldn’t overthink things.
Instead I spent the afternoon wondering if I had made that promise too
quickly.
Apparently the Apostle Paul had the same problem. “I do not do what I
want, but the very thing I hate.”
Why does that happen?
New post exploring the strange inner tug-of-war we all live with—and why
the Bible actually explains it better than we think.
Read
More
Turns out Danny Zuko didn’t need a makeover. He needed a covenant. Part 3: Why jealousy goes bad—and how grace turns it back into love. Read More
Jealousy doesn’t start with hatred. It starts with an assumption: this is mine. But what if love was never meant to be possessed—only stewarded? Part 2 of A Jealous God in a Jealous Age exposes how entitlement disguises itself as devotion, why freedom terrifies us, and how God’s jealousy looks nothing like ours. Possession grips. Stewardship holds. Read More
The Bible doesn’t treat jealousy as automatically sinful. God calls Himself jealous. So what’s the difference between godly jealousy and ego-driven control? That’s where this series begins. Read More
Is your Gospel good? Or good-er? If your version of the gospel can’t explain why bodies matter, work matters, or why resurrection isn’t just a metaphor…it might be missing half the story. Read More
He told me he was a lost cause. He wasn’t. He was healing in therapy—regulating, stabilizing, doing the work. But he still had no idea why his life mattered or where his suffering was headed. Therapy can help you heal. It cannot tell you what your pain really means. That’s where theology enters the room. Read More
Grace isn’t nice. It’s scandalous. After 23 years preaching grace — and amid the biggest grace story in Christian headlines last week — I’m diving into why grace is both amazing and so dang hard to live by. Read More
Real masculinity isn’t beast mode. It’s not autonomy. It’s not emotional isolation with biceps. Brothers, it takes real courage to tell the truth about what you long for. Read More
What’s on your self-pity party play list? Maybe that’s not a groove you can really dance to. Read More
Xerxes had a banquet, Epstein had an island, and God has a long memory for the dignity of the abused. The book of Esther is a warning to the powerful—and a lifeline for the silenced. Read More
You can regulate your nervous system and still feel spiritually dead. Calming techniques matter—but they cannot roll the stone away. If you’re hungry for more than coping, this one’s for you. Read More
If your marriage feels empty, check who you’re actually cleaving to. It might not be your spouse—or God. Read More
“The modern family has two new weapons: diagnosis and doctrine. Both cut deeper than we realize. This Thanksgiving, maybe the first step back toward each other isn’t biting our tongues or cancelling our weird uncle—maybe it’s actual gratitude regardless. Here’s why.” Read More
Real love isn’t a ledger. Real grace never asks for change back. The call of Jesus? Die in debt—and let heaven settle the books. That’s The Way. Read More
Ministry is wild. People will blame you for things you didn’t do, praise you for things you didn’t do, and cry in your office because their cat backslid. So I wrote a Top Ten List. It might sting a little. It might heal. But I bet it will definitely feel familiar. Read More
Comfort never made anyone holy. If you avoid pain, you avoid growth — and in an increasingly isolated world full of curated smiles and digital illusions, the only way to become fully alive is to risk being fully known. Read More
Until it hits home, we call it policy; once it touches someone we love, we call it injustice. Jesus crossed heaven’s border for us — maybe it’s time we cross a few for our neighbor. Read More
Brothers (and sisters who love them), this is a call back to the cross. Not to dominate or disappear—but to stand, speak truth, protect without control, and love with holy ferocity. Toxic masculinity has many faces. Is yours one of them? Read More
Everyone celebrates growth—until it costs them their comfort, their sin, or their circle. There’s a grief in becoming new that no one talks about. Read More
Our culture clings to the old way of life. But Jesus doesn’t ask us to protect it; He calls us to lay it down. The gospel is not about preserving comfort, power, or nostalgia—it’s about stepping into resurrection. You can cling to what is dying, or you can follow The Way. One keeps you feeling safe but is a dead end. The other makes you alive and leads to glory.) Read More
Encouragement is oxygen for the soul, yet it’s often in short supply. This post explores the biblical call to encouragement, the two kinds we all need, the sins that keep us silent, and the life-giving fruit when we speak courage into others. Read More
When the fog of death settles in, we rush to blame. But pastors + congregations are called to walk through the haze with unity, not hostility. A gospel response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Read More
A raw story of betrayal in church leadership, the crushing weight of ministry crossroads, and the deeper invitation of Jesus to carry the yoke with Him. Read More
A story of grief, acceptance, and the surprising mercy of God that resurrects life in ways we never could have imagined. Read More
A gritty look at how the blows of pastoral ministry can lead to complex trauma—and how the healing presence of Christ can keep us in the fight. Read More
A personal story of loss that reveals how grief is less about “getting your arm back” and more about learning to walk with God’s grace in the amputation. Read More
A reflection on growing up as someone who had to be “appetizing” to be loved—and the freedom of finding unconditional worth in Christ. Read More
A meditation on the death of a young pastor, the temptation to compartmentalize pain, and the healing that comes when we lament honestly before God. Read More
A mid-life reflection on Hot Wheels, adult escapes, and the invitation of Jesus to let go of false securities and come to Him like a child. Read More
A reflection on perseverance, quitting, and the courage to discern when faithfulness means staying—and when it means letting go. Read More
A raw meditation on Psalm 90, showing how lament, honesty, and numbering our days open us to God’s eternal hope in a world of fleeting time and political chaos. Read More
A candid reflection on food addiction, the battle between the “old man” and the “new man,” and how Christ redefines our identity and victory. Read More
