(This is the first of a three part reflection on what it means to be loved by God.) Being third is all about getting your priorities in line with the Gospel: to love God with heart, soul, mind, and strength; and to love your neighbor as yourself (see above). Jesus flips around the “thou shalt […]
Is God Really out there?
It’s one of the questions I get asked most often in class, so I’ve put together my three best answers to one of the basic questions of our faith… is God really out there?
Stuck in a Rut
Learning to drive in a winter climate is a unique challenge. You need to know how to handle slippery conditions, make sure your washer fluid is topped up when the white stuff starts melting, and on those occasions where we get a large dump of snow, you have to learn to navigate the ruts that […]
Star Trek’s Borg & the gift of Free Will
One of the most dangerous villains the heroes of Star Trek: The Next Generation ever encountered was a cybernetic race simply called “the Borg,” who saw great danger in human free will. Thankfully, that’s not how God sees us – and my newest video offers a few reflections as to why.
Lessons From Star Wars: The Stony Heart
“…show that you are a letter of Christ, prepared by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” -2 Corinthians 3:3 One of the first large youth ministry events I organized was a youth rally meant to bring together […]
Worth it.
I wrote this a few years ago after hearing a particularly painful incident from a young person I was serving. If you were the only person on earth, Christ would have still suffered and died for you. (St. Augustine) Tonight, I had a profound realization. You are the reason why we do all of […]