Tony Campolo, the pastor and author famous for calling people to take Jesus' words seriously, once said this:

I have three things I’d like to say today. First, while you were sleeping last night, 30,000 kids died of starvation or diseases related to malnutrition. Second, most of you don’t give a

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Not too long ago, I heard Dr. Reggie Williams offer a profound analogy for our times. He talked about swimming in above-ground pools as a child. One of his favorite things to do was to walk around the pool and get the water to flow in one direction. If he did this with his friends, it created a powe...

I don't normally do movie reviews, but after numerous people asked me what I thought of Wake Up Dead Man, I figured I should give it a watch. It's my first Knives Out movie, so I wasn't sure what I was getting into. When the movie begins with a young priest (Father Jud) who is reassigned to work wit...

A couple of my kids have gotten into a new toy called a Bitzee. If you're unfamiliar with this latest fad, it's a digital pet or character you take care of. When I was a child, we had something similar in the form of the Tamagachis. One of my kids is taking care of dogs while another has dinosaurs. ...

My favorite Christmas story is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I read the book every December, and we watch The Muppet Christmas Carol every Christmas Eve (which is obviously the best film depiction by far).

It's easy to think that A Christmas Carol is a story about greed and about how rich p...

There's an analogy I find helpful, yet it might push you a bit.

Almost all of us know the dreaded feeling you get when the check engine light comes on in your vehicle's dashboard. It's a friendly little icon that lets you know some type of trouble is brewing under the hood. Will it require a minor ...

There’s a strange irony buried in a lot of modern evangelicalism: We’ve built a version of religion that works beautifully for the individual… and often works terribly for the world those individuals live in.

Christianity as practiced in much of the U.S. has become a highly personalized self-improv...

The thing that hurt you might be the thing that heals you. Let me explain.

Throughout my time in ministry, I've been invited behind the scenes into numerous different marriages. Marriage is complicated, and it sadly falls apart for many people. I've also seen how, sometimes, Christianity (especiall...

We recently returned from our trip to Spain, and I keep thinking about two places in particular that we visited. 

The biggest tourist attraction in Spain turns out to be a church. It also recently became the tallest church in the world. They've been building it since 1882! What's crazy about this i...

Naming your child after someone you know carries a significant weight.

I was reading through Luke's genealogy record recently (those verses that everyone loves) and one name in particular stood out to me. Luke's version focuses on a genealogy through Joseph to Jesus, and it runs through King David'...