Why wouldn't I talk to strangers more? What happens when I do? How can I get better at it? It might change how I live.

Some semblance of “life before COVID” is beginning to emerge from lockdown in many parts of the world. And that’s got some people...

You cannot become spiritually mature without also becoming emotionally mature.

My recent COVID conversations have evolved from “I wonder how the pandemic will impact jobs, church engagement, real estate, the economy,...

People don’t trust perfect (because it must be hiding something). People trust real.

January 1 always promises, if only superstitiously, that "old is gone, new has come" in some unique way. With the year we've all just...

Lament realizes that we won't always see what we're becoming and what God's doing because we wouldn't have wanted it to happen this way.

Several months ago, Katie (my wife) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (commonly known as COVID-19). She self-quarantined in our home,...

A key indicator of health is how difficult it is to make you happy.

We might need added precautions— not against COVID-19— but another sinister condition. Some are dangerously susceptible to "Soundstupiditus"

Whatever level of stress you have, it’s actually not embedded in a feeling, it’s a belief that you’re living out.

This is about best things first, then aligning your plans, habits, budget and tasks to that powerful goal. It's called "Aim, Ready, Fire".

I think the difference between goal-crushing joy and soul-crushing regret all comes down to one factor.

Oddly, the promise of personal peace to came people who had no hope of earning it.

Want more this year. Introduce habits that not only protest excess, but tell your soul that God’s “with“ness is the real joy of the season.

It’s possible that bad things and good things are just steps to best things.

Sometimes, joy will look like dancing and laughing and skipping. Sometimes, joy will look like tears or gritted teeth or nerves.

Following Jesus doesn’t mean you won’t lose your job, you won’t lose your health, you won’t lose your marriage, you won’t struggle. Still...

God’s joy is something placed within reach of every person. Barren or not. Single or not. Divorced or not. Poor or not. Harmed or not.

If asked, “Why don’t you live for fame or power or sex or money or stability?” they would probably say something like, “We just want MORE."