This was one of the biggest stories of the Christian world in 2011. Rob Bell wrote a book called Love Wins, for which he took an unending amount of crap from far too many smug, self-assured, self-proclaimed biblical scholars who – although far too many still haven’t even read the book – tried their best to skewer him. John Piper’s famous tweet “Farewell Rob Bell,” was the beginning of the criticism and, in truth, it still hasn’t stopped. Never mind... Read more

Here is the 2nd installment of my series for the Huffington Post comprising an evangelical Christian’s take on the  major players in the 2012 election. I had a hard time writing this, to be honest. It was a fun but difficult practice to come up with something to say. More than anything I hope that Christians everywhere will begin to cultivate Christian identity as supreme over and against any other sort of affiliation – especially when it comes to American... Read more

So Christmas is upon us & that means we’ll be spending time with family and friends. We’ll have some extra free time on our hands and we’ll be looking for ways to use it. I think this short clip is a great and timeless reminder for us all. If only we could all follow Michael & Dwight’s advice for the next week or two – I think we’ll have a Merry Christmas! Just a reminder – Christmas Eve services at... Read more

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When I read the gospels I am undone by the stories Jesus tells; stories which have worked their way deep down into my soul and have produced in me an allegiance to the teachings of Jesus, and deep down conviction that following his teachings is the best way to be a human being in the world. It has always been this way for me. When I read Paul, I generally had a completely different experience. Paul would always frustrate me.... Read more

SNL did a hilarious Denver Broncos locker room skit a while back, you can click on it below. Here are a few thoughts about Tim Tebow…  Does God really care about sports? Does God get involved in sporting events when people pray for a win… people who are participating, watching on TV, or who have a little bit of cash riding on the game? I read an interesting FaceBook exchange the other day from a teenage girl who was claiming... Read more

This video is pretty funny. Matt Damon demonstrates for us how difficult it is for those who are trying to learn what it means to give our best for the poor. I love how celebrity holds no status for kids! They are really not interested in it! My personal favorite is when the kids says he knows who Ben Affleck is. A close second is when the little girl is faced with the choice between a plain water bottle, or... Read more

I confess that I woke up in the middle of the night with a fever and a head-cold. I confess that this ticks me off not because I will feel rotten for awhile, but because I need to have a productive day & feeling sick will threaten that. I confess that this is surely a sign of my issues regarding productivity and self-worth. The only upside I can see is that sometimes antihistamines can help me concentrate better – does... Read more

It’s been interesting to watch my Twitter and Facebook accounts light up with tributes after the news that renowned atheist Christopher Hitchens died of cancer. I once heard Miroslav Volf say that he thinks Christians should read the great atheists – by which he meant Nietzsche, Freud, Marx – not Christopher Hitchens. His argument was they help us to strip away what is not central to our faith, and force us to think more deeply about what we are saying... Read more

Watching YouTube videos of Dave Barnes’s Christmas Extravaganza is one of my favorite Christmas traditions. It’s stinking hilarious and very wrong in all the right ways. I’m not sure when the last one of these was made – here’s hoping Barnes decides to make a 2012 edition. Enjoy! Read more