We don’t have to do this alone, but first, we have to find each other, and that’s hard to do without the light of hope.
theology
Deconstruction, the Evangelical Church, and the Worship of Christian Celebrities
What if we’ve been the problem all along?
Great Things
Are we sure we understand the concept of “big things for Christ”?
I Don’t Care
Once upon a time, I found Jesus. More accurately, He found me. After spending a really long time not knowing how much I need Him, I finally saw myself for who I was, and I called out to Him in response to His call to me. That was almost seven years ago. I had no […]
The Irony of Sad Songs
For those of you who don’t know, I’m making a record in 2016. I’m really excited. I’ve spent the past two months recording some basic demos for 14+ songs while I wait for responses from potential session musicians and make plans for the crowdfunding campaign. Since my vocal coach got a hold of me in […]
Every Thought about Every Person, All at Once
It’s really interesting to see where your relationships with people go. If you’re like most people, you see friends, enemies, in between, come and go. Some stay longer than others. Some just go. Some, defying all odds, seem to stick around. It’s really cool when that happens. I’ve been blessed to spend the past almost-seven […]
Accuser Within
I’ve always struggled with risks. I think everyone does, though maybe not as much as others. If I know that there is something to be lost, I don’t want to. Don’t we all? Whether we acknowledge it consciously or not, we realize that we contain infinite value as beings created by God in his image […]
The Praise of Doubt
The story about Jesus calling Peter out to walk with Him on the water is commonly used to tell people to trust God. That’s kind of the point, right? But how quickly do we gloss over what’s really going on there? What Peter experienced made absolutely no sense by human standards. We are heavier than […]
Revisited: Identity Crisis
What sets you apart? What makes you an individual? What is the basis for your existence? These are all ways we tend to define “identity,” that thing that we hold so dear. It’s the most personal thing about us. We like to call it the sum of everything we are and the difference between us […]
The Sin of Confession
We say that nobody is perfect, and that applies to us, right? Okay. Good. What about others? Do they have to be perfect, unlike us? Are they held to a higher standard by the Lord than we are, are we better than they, or is our perception of equality severely skewed? I’m by no means saying that we […]
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