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People on the left and the right are increasingly angry at social media companies. This has resulted in a growing bipartisan consensus...

I’ve been working since I was 15 years old when I got my first job as a dishwasher. I remember the thrill of going into the Billy Penn...

When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is tell God that the day is His, not mine. I recognize that He is my Lord and my God,...

Following God isn’t easy for me. It takes a lot of work. I do a lot of things I wouldn’t do if I weren’t a Christ-follower, and I don’t...

I once heard a wealthy and generous philanthropist say that if it were his money, no one else would get a dime. Instead, he saw his...

Like you, I often have friends tell me they’re depressed – not necessarily clinically depressed, which is physiological and may need a...

Some of Jesus’ words literally scare the hell out of me. One haunting thing He said was that not everyone who calls Him Lord will go to...

When I was a new follower of Christ around age 17, an older Christian encouraged me to keep a prayer diary. He said I’d be amazed to see...

I was a dedicated Christian when I lost my faith in college. It was a huge blow to me. Far from liberating me to live however I wanted,...

There is an urban legend among many Christians that God doesn’t give us more than we can bear. The problem is Scripture never says that.

On October 2, 2006, a married father of three young children walked into an Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, barricading...

On July 4, I was at a party, and I got into conversation with a woman I had just met. You know the rule about not talking about politics...

A work colleague of mine asked me about what it means to “die to yourself,” which I had written on a blogpost. It’s a good question. Even...

When I travel in developing countries, I’m always struck by the number of people – often men –not working during the day. Small groups of...

I think about my death every day. I’m not a morbid person, but thinking about my mortality helps me frame my life and live closer to the...

Dad left his body on December 16, 2020, after almost 89 full years of work, joys, pain, and many, many baseball games. I was holding his...

Although I have a deep faith in God that pervades my life, I recognize that I could be wrong. My faith resides alongside my doubts.

I stopped believing in God when I was studying philosophy in college.

Perhaps you know the Peter Parker Principle from Stan Lee’s Spiderman comic books: “With great power comes great responsibility.”

Think about the people with whom you have rock star status, and begin by serving them.

My primary commitment is to truth, and out of that commitment comes my commitment to Christ. If I find a worldview that is truer than Christ

Here’s the thing: Christmas’ good news – God becoming a human so he could pay for our sins on the cross – is bad news for me, at least in th

It took a humiliating event to get me to make progress in my quest for humility. In one job, I was forced to resign—resign or be fired.

Once we understand who we are and who God is, humility is the necessary corollary. With humility comes service to God and to our fellow...

Walking on stilts can make you seem taller than others, but it’s more dangerous and can bring a disastrous fall. Pride is stilts,...

“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man...

So we’re supposed to die to ourselves, right? But so many times a day I put myself ahead of God and others. It’s easy to get discouraged...

Last week, I wrote that following God can be like lying on a bed of nails. But in another way, it's easy. I don’t like getting up early,...

Taking up my cross daily takes practice and trust. I’m never pleased to sense God’s call to give up something I cherish, big or small....

I really don’t like fasting. I often get a headache when I fast, and it makes me cranky. I’m told some people get greater spiritual...

The bad news is that we're called to die to ourselves. But the good news is that death to self isn't the end, but the means to the end....

What does it mean “to give up everything” and to die to ourselves? It does not necessarily mean we must physically die, though that is a...

The hard truth of the gospel is that we must turn from our sins. This contradicts the easy Christianity peddled by many American...

I hate the idea of "dying to myself" as much as the next guy. I like my life well enough. I'm not scraping bottom. To the contrary,...

Ever since my childhood I have loved New England lakes. Their beauty captivates me. I am enchanted looking at the sun dance on the crystal c

By participating in the work of the Most High God, we become partners with him in his exciting plans. When we are busy conquering the world

Living like it is not about you, but all about God, turns the natural order of the world on its head. It unlocks the deep mysteries of the u

Many people ignore the grim reality that we will die and be forgotten by our peers and those who come after us. Within just a few decades, w

Yet, to say that “it’s not about you” is not the same as saying “you don’t matter.” In fact, you are of infinite worth precisely because it

I hate to suffer. And I hate to see others suffer. I also hate to sin. I know it displeases God, and I yearn to please him. But...