Last weekend I had the chance to preach on one of my favorite books in all of the Bible in week four of my "Them Vs. Us" series. The book of Jonah is so unbelievably relatable and borderline comedic in how the story plays out. Basically, Jonah has issues and baggage and I can relate.
Jonah gets ...
I preached the third part of my "Them vs. Us" series this past weekend. I titled it "Natural Enemies" after this brilliant quote from the theologian Donald Carson:
“Ideally… the church itself is not made up of natural ‘friends.’ It is made up of natural enemies. What binds us together is not c
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Some passages we come across in the Bible seem pretty obvious. But that doesn't make them any less troubling. Take for example a passage like Deuteronomy 23:6 "As long as you live, you must never promote the welfare and prosperity of the Ammonites or Moabites.” Wow, God really didn't like these p...
This past weekend I began a five-week sermon series at a church in Phoenix. I'm super excited to do this as I haven't had the chance to write a new series in a few years. The series is called "Them vs. Us" and is about how quickly we draw lines between ourselves and others. Yet as we see repeated...
One of the people I follow online is Dr. James DiNicolantonio. His name may be a lot to pronounce, but I really appreciate how he talks about holistically having a healthier lifestyle. He's worth the follow.
He posts lots of different ways to improve your life, and recently he posted the following...
We’ve wrapped up our podcast The Forest and the Trees going through each chapter of the book of Romans. The podcast is a chance for me and a friend who no longer believes in Christianity to read and discuss the nuances of Christianity and each week's text. We previously went through the book of Hebr...
If you thought I was done talking about the movie Pig, you were wrong (see: Pig or the Counterpoint to John Wick). In fact, when I was assigned James chapter three for my sermon last weekend and read about the role of peacemakers, I decided it was time to share this gem with the world. Which also...
In this video, I share a few verses that profoundly shaped my reading of the Bible. In addition, I tell a story that happened this week at our Communion Wine Co. event where I navigated a weird passage in this way.
Rather than feeling the need to "throw out" those bizarre passages, try "pausing"...
This past weekend I taught a message titled "The Season is Ours" on Galatians 6. This is a beautiful passage where the Apostle Paul invites Christians to take stock of what is growing in their life and invites them to invest themselves for the benefit of others.
“Don’t be misled—you cannot moc
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Have you ever felt jealous watching someone else succeed? Maybe they get a promotion, catch a big break, or stumble into an incredible opportunity.
Perhaps you wonder why things like that don't happen to you, especially if you think you deserve the success more than the person who got it. We all k...
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