Within every person there is a sucking sound that only God can supply without being sucked-in.

You work your way through the low spot one step at a time. Nothing fancy. No desperate moves. You pay attention to your fundamentals.

The logic of Rigorous Grace is simple: If these twelve practices were the way Jesus lived, then these twelve practices should guide the way I live.

If we express our perspectives using the same language, and have access to the same statistics, and have lived through a shared history, then what’s to account for us talking past each other?

I am where I belong—for now. I’m an emissary. I’m a man commissioned on a mission. Father has encamped me here to be a light of the Kingdom.

I start thinking about the nonsense in the world, and then my thoughts fragment. No. My thoughts shatter. When I stare at the crystalline shards, I can’t assemble them back into meaning.

We cannot be salt and light from inside the church, from within our small group, or by attending a study. Jesus instructed us to “Go!” and go we must.

Confidence in your true identity won’t smooth-out the wrinkles of the holidays, but understanding who you are and whose you are will help clarify what matters and what doesn’t.

When I write to you, I don’t think of the article as a stand-alone piece, although all will, but as a vibrant exchange that fuels our progress together and perpetuates our relationship.

Confession and self-examination infuses into your soul the power of personal declaration and genuine humility that is reflective of what is true.

The church must return to her spiritual fundamentals. Now is not the time for a study on the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, as interesting as that might be.

Our heavenly Father invites us to pray, encourages us to join Him, and instructs us to pray prayers of intercession. I encourage you to pray.

That we are voicing our discontent in absolute terms like systemic racism indicates that we are absolutely desperate.

The man sitting next to her was the business type with a starched shirt and the Wall Street Journal. I was afraid he wouldn’t notice her, or care.

If the mercies and grace of God have achieved all that Scripture declares, the clear mandate is that as the redeemed of the Lord you are secure in Him, empowered in Him, confident because of Him, and directed by Him to act.

Declaring, “No!” is the first step, the equivalent of getting yourself in position to tackle your foe or address your problem.

There are rooms with thirty-foot-tall walls filled with armor, swords, and munitions from days gone by. The state dining room seats over 115 people at the same table.

Tomorrow never comes. Today is where God’s mercies reside.

Yesterday, I went to the garage to find a zip-tie. I stopped to stare at my mountain bike—orange frame of aluminum and composites, blue wheels, Crank Brothers hubs. I suspect my last ride has occurred.

I noticed my left foot felt weird. Within an hour or so, my pain levels skyrocketed. I lost much of my left foot’s function. Soon, my left leg and hip were involved.