2026-02-03T09:24:50-05:00

It can be hard to have conversations with people who think differently than we do. Most of us actually don’t know how to have hard conversations well. Cultural, ideological, personality, and theological differences are inevitable. We encounter them everywhere: on our social media feeds, around the Thanksgiving table, at work, in church communities, at the gym, and in everyday life. Sometimes those people trigger a reaction in us, and we get very good at sharp one-liners meant to shut things... Read more

2026-01-29T08:16:06-05:00

We are swimming in a lot of outrage and noise every day on our social media feeds. My Facebook feed is full of anger from every direction. It’s no better on my X, Threads, or Bluesky feeds. There is no conversation, or people’s minds being converted, changed, or challenged. There’s noise. This week, I have been remarking that it is getting harder to tell the difference between righteous heartbreak and raw political outrage that fill so many friends’ posts. The... Read more

2026-01-22T18:05:12-05:00

Back in 2011, my wife Katie and I caught a Phillies series in San Diego with our infant daughter. One night stands out. We sat near a group of traveling Phillies fans, and almost immediately it felt like family. High-fives, shared cheers, and strangers hugging when the game ended. For a few hours, we belonged together. There was encouragement and meaning in that moment of community. But it was shallow and short-lived. I don’t remember their names. I don’t know... Read more

2026-01-01T14:09:23-05:00

New year’s always bring reflections on what was and what’s ahead. I want to share some good practices for the New Year. Even though I wasn’t feeling great yesterday, I made it to midnight with my kids. Our usual house-party tradition held: staying up to watch the ball drop in New York. It’s always a good time together. They enjoyed it more than I did this year—I was pretty under the weather—but I was grateful to be there. New Year’s... Read more

2025-12-27T23:11:53-05:00

Christmas has a way of inviting reflection. It always has for me. But this year, that reflection feels heavier—and more honest. Initially, our family planned to spend Christmas in Southern California with Katie’s family. Living across the country from family has never been easy, and this year especially reminded us how fragile plans can be. The second half of 2025 brought more than we anticipated: an emergency appendix surgery while on vacation, several complex seizures for Katie (with hospitalization), and... Read more

2025-12-23T16:23:48-05:00

This post on the New English Translation (NET) continues my Reading Shelf series. In the first post, I shared why translations matter, why clarity is an act of spiritual hospitality, and why building a small collection of trusted translations can deepen our reading of Scripture. I also introduced five guiding truths that shape this series: The best translation is the one you actually read Every translation carries assumptions Reading more than one translation helps us hear the text more clearly... Read more

2025-12-22T16:33:38-05:00

In The Nicene Creed (2025), part of Crossway’s Foundational Tools for Our Faith series, Kevin DeYoung offers a concise but theologically profound exploration of the Nicene Creed—its origins, meaning, and ongoing significance for the Church. At roughly ninety pages, the book provides a “30,000-foot view” of the creed and its development while slowing down at several moments of doctrinal tension that shaped its final form. DeYoung is clearly Reformed and, even more clearly, credal. Readers will sense that throughout the... Read more

2025-12-12T16:01:30-05:00

This post on the New Testament for Everyone (NTFE) translation continues my Reading Shelf series. In the first post, I introduced why translations matter, why clarity is an act of spiritual hospitality, and why building a small collection of trusted translations can deepen our reading. I also shared five guiding truths that shape this series: the best translation is the one you actually read, every translation carries assumptions, using more than one version helps us hear the text more clearly, Scripture... Read more

2025-11-25T23:24:32-05:00

Two of my guiding values for this season are letting simplicity shape my soul and worship, and leading a quiet life (I explored my values earlier). Both of these two values come from the same wellspring of scripture that has a key verse for me in this season, 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12. In this passage, Paul instructs us to “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your hands, just as... Read more

2025-11-21T11:45:59-05:00

This post on the God’s Word (GW) Translation continues my Reading Shelf series. In the first post, I introduced why translations matter, why clarity is an act of spiritual hospitality, and why building a small collection of trusted translations can deepen our reading. I also shared five guiding truths that shape this series: the best translation is the one you actually read, every translation carries assumptions, using more than one version helps us hear the text more clearly, Scripture reading should... Read more

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