I’m the kind of person who chronically stacks papers. I’m not exactly the most organized person on the face of the planet, although I have high hopes for myself. Maybe. The stacks are well-intended. They are a nice, neat collection of things that I just haven’t gotten around to sorting. The stacks are important, too. […]

Confession: I’m one of those Christians who’s really bad about disciplining himself to read scripture daily, even regularly. I’m also one of those people who’s like, “Man, I should really do that.” I even feel really bad about it. In fact, I regularly want to read it, but don’t. I always end up thinking, “Am […]

I’m finally closing this chapter. I’ve wasted a lot of time here. I’m angry about that. I’m not angry at myself. I’m just angry that it happened when it didn’t need to… … except it did need to. When I reflect on my relationship history, it’s hard to miss the utter mess it was. I’ve […]

Recently, I had the privilege to lead the song “Lord I Need You” by Matt Maher with some friends of mine. That song has been a favorite of mine for a long time–long enough, at least. I love how it boldly approaches God in confession that we’re not enough, that it admits dependency, which is […]

One day recently, a family near and dear to my heart had me and others from our church family over, and down the road, by the river, some guy who had been fishing with his friends drove his truck from one side of the river to the other! I mean, I was kind of shocked […]

On May 5-6, I went to an amazing conference for worship leaders called LIFT at Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s the home church for the Passion band, David Crowder, pastored by Louie Giglio. Beginning of May. Rain falling. Bad traffic. One car, one suitcase, one man, a newly-surfacing upper-respiratory infection, and an incredible amount […]

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Goodness. What a nice promise. “The heart is deceitful and desperately wicked above all other things.” Wait… huh? Okay. If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent a while trying to figure out how the same God who inspired the same […]

I don’t like platitudes. Do you know what it’s like? You know, to have that one friend or friend group that can’t seem to help but react to your problems by throwing up rainbows all over you? They can’t help but exude positivity. Positivity is great, but somehow they manage to shoot you in the […]

“Everyone’s been scared to death of dying here alone.” —Switchfoot, “Easier Than Love,” Nothing Is Sound, 2005 One of my best friends recently married his long-time girlfriend, and another is soon to follow. I met both of these guys around the same time roughly eight years ago. Both are musicians, one gone professional, one just […]

“Someday,Everything ends.Can we beginFinding our way backBefore we’re too lateAnd lost in betweenThe truth and the dream?I’ve never been more ready to move on.” —Yellowcard, “The Sound of You and Me,” When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes; 2011 Do you know that feeling that you’re home? It’s a good one. It’s fantastic. It’s a place […]