Allow me for a moment to do a bit of virtue signaling!
One morning last winter, Facebook decided to post an old photo from the winter before on my newsfeed. ...
Part 4: Selflessness
Spiritually, life is full of ups and downs. I have experienced times of great growth, and then times of stagnation and depression. One v...
Average parishioners would be disappointed, even scandalized, to discover that their spiritual leader could ever experience rage. For many, even raising the iss...
Once I was a thief… for about 6 times each week onstage.
A few years ago, I played Jean Valjean in a production of the musical Les Misérables. It was a life-...
In this episode, Josh and Debbie clarify some items from the first episode of the movies. We take a more in depth look at what movies can be, and how we can ge...
Christ came for sinners. We must not replace this truth with the veneer of some posh and polished version of redemption. I fear we’ve so sanitized Christianity ...
In this episode, Debbie and Josh discuss Christian movies—what they like, don't like, and how the genre could be better! It's not that they are against Christia...
A man asked me to meet him at Starbucks. He was probably in his late 60s or early 70s, and he immediately impressed me by riding his bike to our little meeting....
After having joined a Luthern (LCMS) church approximately six months ago, what have I learned? As a traditional, conservative Baptist my whole life, and still B...
Part 3: Community
When I was a kid my best friend lived around the block from me. I would wander to his house almost every day to see if he was available to ...
Question 6 – What things are chiefly contained in the Holy Scriptures?
“Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and lov...
Technology! It’s everything today—more than we ever realized! And it’s redefining everything in life: how we relate to each other, parent our children, do our s...
