Do you ever feel like giving up?  Taking the easy road?  Putting yourself first for a while?  Jesus did too.  That night so many years ago in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus pleaded with His Father.  “Abba, Father, everything is possible for you.  Take this cup from me.”  You’re in charge of the universe, Father.  Isn’t there some...

When someone mentions the phrase “gospel tract,” you may picture a little old lady handing out Christian pamphlets.  Maybe you remember those embarrassing stories we’ve all heard about Christians who leave their restaurant servers gospel tracts instead of tips, thinking they’re doing them a big favor.  Maybe you shy away from gospel tracts...

Does life have a backstory? There are seven billion people in the world. Seven billion stories. And yet there are themes in our stories that are universal: betrayal, love, romance, redemption, sacrifice. The question—and it’s a really big question—is if there’s a larger story or narrative to which all our stories relate, one that...

April 29th is Internet Evangelism Day – a day to focus on the myriad of ways you can share your faith online. Whether you’re a Facebook fiend, a prolific blogger or just love to pin things on Pinterest, you can use the skills you already have, in the places you already frequent, to share the Gospel. In addition to the day of focus, the Internet...

Ask me to explain how social media works, and I will give you a confused look.  I’m not an expert: I’m still trying to figure out how to use the ‘Retweet’ function.  (And what is a hashtag, anyway?) But one thing I do know beyond a doubt is that social media is an incredibly powerful tool that no Christian can afford to ignore.  You tap...

I don’t know anyone who has marriage all figured out.  Do you?  When it comes to the couples I know, I can think of some who have stunningly healthy relationships.  But I can also think of husbands and wives who are struggling– whose marriages are consumed by conflict, stress, and unmet expectations.  Most couples I know are actually...

When you’ve been a Christian for a long time, the gospel starts to feel pretty familiar.  It’s easy to forget just how outrageous and wonderful it really is: the God of the universe loving me enough to be tortured and executed, willing to take my death sentence so I could live.  Absorbing all my sin and shame like a sponge so I could be clean. We...