In an age of constant connectivity, we've never felt more isolated—glued to screens on trains, planes, and in our own homes, we're surrounded by people yet strangely alone. How might we lift up our eyes from the glow of our phones and rediscover the people—and the spiritual needs—right in front of us?

If you’re reading this, chances are that there is a situation you’re currently trying to discern. Should I take the job? Move strategically? Buy this house? Step into this ministry role? Whether you have something in mind right now or not, chances are you will soon. Everyday we are having to make decisions and discern where the Lord is wanting us to go and what He is wanting us to do. Yet we often are too intimidated to step forward. What should we do then?

How does God want us to deal with the great difficulties of life?

Does he want us to ignore them, to get over them, to power through them, or to be crushed by them?

No.

He wants us to lament over them. That is the great lesson of a little-read passage in the Old Testament prophet, Micah. Following Micah, we will see that God actually invites his people to lament over them. He wants us to honestly assess what we’re seeing, and also to pour out our great sorrow to him at what we see.

How might we regain a sense of spiritual enthusiasm and fervor? Of course, we are to explore all means of grace at our disposal. There is no substitute for Bible reading and prayer. But surprisingly, the answer might be less private and more communal than you expect. Could it be that spiritual fervor is not only fueled by private devotion, but also by shared life with God’s people? I’d like to offer four resolutions that, if you pursue them, will play a significant role in increasing your spiritual vitality.

We serve an infinite and eternal God, creator of the universe, who has revealed to us through scripture how he is capable of calming storms, creating woman from a rib, turning a river to blood, turning water into wine, and resurrecting from the dead. So do our prayer lives reflect what we know to be true about the infinite power of God, or are we simply asking that infinite power to bless our burgers and fries? 

We worship a God whose greatness is unsearchable. In a world surrounded by answers and opinions at every corner, how do we maintain an intellectual and spiritual curiosity in our faith?

What does Leviticus teach us about sin? How does Jesus truly cleanse us? Where our sin is pervasive, His grace abounds all the more.

When you make a decision in your life as a Christian how can you walk in confidence that you made the right decision? Jesus demonstrates for us what it looks like to follow Him in making faith-filled decisions that honor Him.

Most of us are familiar with the command to “love the Lord your God with all of your heart, all of your soul, and all of your might.” But familiarity is not the same as understanding or obedience. So, what does it mean? And, more importantly, what does this look like? How do we love the Lord our God with our everything?

Contrary to modern sexual ethics, the Bible presents a vision for sexuality that preserves all of the things our culture longs for while grounding them in God's design.

Modern sexual ethics is built upon the framework of the autonomous self—the belief that personal desire is the highest authority. While this vision promises freedom, it struggles to sustain the deeper realities of sexuality. When sex is detached from covenant, sacredness, objective truth, and God's design, the framework begins to collapse under its own weight, often producing insecurity, instability, objectification, and isolation. Christianity offers an alternative framework that holds together what modern culture pulls apart, providing a foundation for sexuality rooted in love, dignity, commitment, and purpose.

What is the purpose of prayer? Is it undervalued in our lives, or perfectly fine the way we currently approach it? Do you want to see God move? Does prayer actually do anything about that? While on a mission trip to Japan, there was much I was able to learn about the beauty and power of prayer.