Unqualified Jesus
When I visited Honduras in 2017, I had an M.Div. degree, years of ministry experience, and a position with a global nonp...
FaithPractical Life
36 studies
When You Feel Invisible
I was standing in the foyer of a massive megachurch, watching everyone else do what I couldn't figure out how to do. Eve...
LonelinessWhen Everyone Else Is Panicking
I 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 & WorryNowhere Else To Go
I showed up at the building to collect my items and say goodbye, but a security guard met me outside the front door with...
CourageDivisive Love
"I appreciate what you're doing, but I can't get involved. I hope you understand." I did understand. Our family had two...
LoveReflect: Found by Jesus
Assurance of SalvationYou're Not a Christian
Who am I to question someone’s faith? It’s the kind of accusation that abusive leaders use to destabilize and control. E...
DiscipleshipDo You Want To Look At Jesus?
When I arrived for a weekend retreat with thirty up-and-coming leaders, the jockeying for position started immediately....
FaithI Just Couldn't See It
"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...
FaithDoorDash Jesus
For ten years after college, I worked as a campus minister. So, my income depended on the sacrificial giving of others....
Anxiety & WorryThe Invisible Jesus
When a large foundation announced they planned to spend a billion dollars on advertisements about Jesus, I felt conflict...
Following JesusDon't Miss What God Is Doing
When I was dating, I thought God would deliver for me the way he had for my friends. I just needed to pray, ask her out,...
FaithWhen Leaders Lie
On December 3, 2017, Ravi Zacharias published a series of audacious lies in Christianity Today to avoid accountability f...
Church HurtWhen You've Got Nothing Left
Before I turned 30, I broke out with shingles. My body was telling me something my pride couldn't admit: I was doing too...
RestThe Long Walk Home
The hardest part of trusting God isn't the first step. It's the long walk after, before we know the outcome. For instan...
CourageWhere Are You Looking?
"Why were your headquarters so nice?" asked my friend. I was puzzled. "What do you mean?" I thought to myself. "The mini...
FaithThe World He Loved
We love John 3:16 because it feels safe. It's an inspirational thought printed on bumper stickers and In-N-Out cups. But...
FaithThe End of the VIP Room
One of the perks of working at RZIM was access to the Green Room. When we hosted packed events at our headquarters, it f...
GraceWhen Success Feels Like Losing
I watched my friend Nabeel Qureshi captivate a room for an hour, telling story after story. Afterwards, I saw the line o...
ContentmentWhen You Don't Know Why You're Here
My employer had told me I needed to take a new role in the organization, and aptitude testing would determine my placeme...
Calling & VocationAn Unforgettable Dinner
"I gave my car to the church." I didn't know what to make of it. She was a college student overloaded with student loans...
Generosity & GivingThe Expert Who Knew Nothing
I have the degrees listed on my LinkedIn profile—the M.Div., the D.Min. I've led ministries at Ivy League universities a...
Doubt & QuestionsHoliness Happens When We Stop Hiding
I was twenty-four, running through a park near Waynoka Avenue in Memphis. Mile two, maybe three. The cold air burned my...
CommunityWhen the Room Makes Truth Unthinkable
I was on a global Skype call with RZIM's senior leaders and Ravi Zacharias himself—the famous apologist whose ministry w...
CourageThe Weight of a Fresh Calendar
A fresh paper planner smells like anxiety. It's the feeling that if you can just organize the boxes right, you can final...
Anxiety & WorryWeekend Reflection
HopeLook!
When I was in middle school, another student loved to torment me with cruel nicknames. The one that hurt the most? "Tubb...
FaithThe Water That Doesn't Run Out
We were expecting a fabulous meal at the ski lodge's steakhouse. High ceilings, mahogany leather chairs, elegantly dress...
ContentmentWhy Spiritual Growth Feels So Slow
After I got married, I realized that I was not nearly as spiritually mature as I had believed. One night, I paced around...
CommunityWhen 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....
Sharing FaithWhat Anxiety Gets Wrong About Tomorrow
After resigning from a ministry job as a whistleblower, I suddenly realized I was unemployed. We anticipated that our in...
Anxiety & WorryWhen Nothing Has Worked
At 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....
HopelessnessConvenient 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...
CourageThe God Who Flips Tables
The story about Jesus flipping tables is awkward. It's used both to rationalize posting rage bait online and to attack J...
JusticeThe Myth of the Perfect Choice
My wife and I kept arguing about where to send our kids to school. Eventually, I built a massive spreadsheet with eight...
Calling & VocationThe Exhaustion of Self-Creation
When Facebook first arrived at my college, I remember the rush to set up a profile so everyone could know who I was, wha...
GraceLooking for something we don't have?