Practical Lessons for Intentionally Living Like Jesus
Years ago, when I began trying to live like Jesus, I noticed how cluttered and complicated my daily life was. As a result, I tried simplifying. But I don’t mean simplifying by only carrying fewer possessions; I mean simplifying by cutting my attachment to petty things. I believe there is a benefit to this sort […]
Being in my church, it’s hard to believe that Christianity supposedly has a hard time keeping Millennials. Our entire church is filled with young adults. Millennials open the doors for you. Millennials hand you bulletins and coffee. Millennials usher you into your parking spot. And each week, new millennials are being drawn to our community. […]
Character is shaped unconsciously by the content you consume. This, to me, became a troubling reality because in our society, we are constantly bombarded by advertisements, people shoving sex and violence in our face because those are supposedly the things that sell. We may not realize it, but our character is shaped by this information. The […]
This article first appeared in RELEVANT Magazine. I’m terrified that because of social media, the entire world can see my words. It means I can hurt more than just the people in front of me every time I choose to not live like Jesus. But what I’ve come to discover is, many people don’t realize […]
Years ago, I was consumed by the idea of making my articles centered on controversial Christian questions go viral. I thought this was how I was going to save the world—by creating conversation for non-Christians to have. But soon after I started on this path, I discovered I wasn’t making a difference. People were more […]
In a busy, fast-paced society, it’s easy to let time get ahead of us. We are inundated with choices of what to do, ranging between what we need to do and what we want to do. In the cloud of these choices, it’s difficult to make our time meaningful, to use our time serving and […]
In a world of noise and production, the spiritual leader stands in stark contrast to the surrounding culture. With the craziness of life constantly trying to dull the impact faith is suppose to have on our lives, the spiritual leader is resolute on his or her conviction that faith is central to everything. Many of […]