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Experiencing Lent Beyond Fasting

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Doing more than just “giving up” something during this period of fasting. Read more

Trapped by the Search for Significance

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Why our search for fulfillment can be an opportunity—and a risk. Read more

The Many Lessons of Ash Wednesday

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Why an ancient—and strange—tradition still has a lot to teach us. Read more

The Gospel is Not a Quick-Fix

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The call of Jesus is far more radical than we think. Read more

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  • A Grace-Dependent Life

    1, 2, 3 drinks. It’s all gone blurry and I can’t find my way to the bathroom. The lights flash, the music screams, my head spins. Each step is a process, a decision, an effort to stay off the ground. ...

  • How to Sell the Son of God

    I worked in customer service for years; first at restaurants and then in finance and insurance. Customer service is an interesting industry because regardless of what you’re selling, the service you provide is a product in itself. Even more, it is the most important product. That’s why I’ll never ea ...

  • Miracles in Our Stories

    We all have stories about our friends; crazy things they have done and things they've said that no one will let them forget. These stories get told again and again until they become a kind of shorthand, a collection of inside jokes that pull us together, that differentiate friends from acquaintances ...

  • The Assaulted Samaritan

    My friend Aaron and I were enjoying some steak quesadillas at our favorite taco spot when a very dirty man walked in. I immediately decided he was homeless and was hoping to get some food. Both of us kept our eyes fixed down as he walked by our table, which was laden with enough authentic Mexican fo ...

  • A Different Way to Pray

    The car was packed. Slammed. The back had suitcases stacked and baby gear carefully stowed away. Josie sat behind us high in her car seat. As we backed out of our short driveway Kristy asked me if we could pray for our drive, a seven-hour journey from Atlanta to Orlando. She asked if we could pray f ...