Recently, two of my friends have come under a lot of fire for expressing their views on faith. Theyāre both younger than me ā barely 25. The younger one of them took a lot of flak for...
Some time ago, my friend sent me a video of a band performing a medley of worship classic with a parodic twist. For instance, instead of singing āI Exalt Theeā, the singer changed the words to...
There I was, on the southern-most point of Taiwan, with the waves of the South China Sea crashing against the rocks I was climbing. I was with my friends, of whom one was Taiwanese. She had been...
āI have clinical depression as well as a history of self-harm. Are you sure the cell group will accept me?ā I was momentarily speechless as I looked at Rachel, who was sitting across me at the...
Iāve been asking questions about the church model for awhile now. Iāve heard the Holy Spirit speak to me on this issue: āThere are many Christians in this nation, but few disciples.ā...
How many of us grew up in youth ministry and were sold the idea that we were going to do life-changing, earth-shaking exploits for God? That destiny and calling came with a great amount of swag,...
If youāve hung out in Christian circles for long enough youāre probably familiar with the Christianese version of āfunā and āhanging outāā fellowship. Playing...
For the longest time, Iāve avoided thinking too hard about the inconvenient or uncomfortable aspects of the faith. With āpredestinationā for instance, I simply packed it up in a box...
God, why? Have you ever asked that question before? I certainly have. I ask it all the time: when outcomes fail to match my expectations, or when something that I want eludes me. Sometimes when our...