The blessing of being single

Most of the time I’m content being single, but sometimes it’s really hard. I celebrated my 35th birthday two weeks ago, and I find myself being more consciously aware of not being in a romantic relationship around this time. It’s awkward because you don’t want to try to casually drop in conversation that your birthday […]

Letter to politically conservative Christians

To politically conservative Christians in America, Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to you in the spirit of St. Paul for two reasons. First, just as Paul appealed to the Philippian church not to put confidence in the flesh by listing his own qualifications for […]

The only reason I remained a Christian

Around the age of 27, I’d finally had it with Christianity. I’d unintentionally sabotaged myself four years previously when I became disillusioned with ministry and the church as I knew it, trying to take my happiness in my own hands because I felt burnt out and underappreciated by God. I’d become bitter with God and […]

That the Church would be one: why we desperately need each other

The trouble is we’re all wrong while we’re also all right. Jesus is quoted as saying in John 17:20-23 (NIV), regarding those who would be His disciples based on the message the apostles delivered: I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as […]

For those who call themselves Christian

For those who call themselves Christian, your God demands you love everyone radically. It isn’t a suggestion, and it isn’t compartmental: it is a command, and it is all-encompassing. It is how you are to order your life: your personal life, your work life, your political life. “But I tell you who hear me: Love […]

Forgive me

Nobody likes to forgive. Few people like to even talk about it. But because I think it’s always relevant for each of us individually and is now even more relevant for our society collectively, I want to broach the subject. It’s a painful topic. People hurt us frequently, be it emotionally, physically, or both. We […]

The future of the Church

It’s no secret that the Church is a mess. It has been from the beginning. The New Testament is largely composed of letters Paul wrote to churches addressing several problems they were experiencing. Anyone who has been a member of an organization knows they are difficult to maintain: people disagree with each other often. There’s […]