Explorations into theology, technology, leadership, and culture.
If you follow me on social media at all, you may or may not have noticed that I am mildly opposed to the GOP nominee for president. (Because the internet is largely devoid of tone, except for very skilled writers, of which I am not one, that was understatement for effect.) Some of my fellow […]
I was recently provided a copy of The Cradle, The Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament (2nd Edition) by B&H Academic for review, and I am excited to write about it.
As a shepherd of God’s people, my job is to lead people to The Shepherd, Jesus. Because I need Him as much as (maybe more than) everyone. My job in saying “follow me” is not that you would model my good behavior, but my admission that I am in need if Grace, which He freely […]
When I think about it, I have heard (and myself used) the verse “I have become all things to all people, that by any means, I might save some.” (1 Cor 9:22b) as cause to hyper-focus on a demographic in ministry. i.e., becoming a “rock-and-roll” church… But isn’t this “becoming some things to some people” […]
I was recently interviewed on The Gospel Driven Entrepreneur Podcast by P.J. Simmons. It was a fun conversation. We talked about: How I got into Web design and why I started Mere Agency Fears I had when starting the business My biggest failures and successes in running the business How the gospel drives what I […]
I had a conversation today with my coworkers about what to do when you feel like you are stuck in a rut and actually need to get a lot of things done. I realized looking back that my two biggest productivity hacks are prayer with journaling, and naps. Most of the time when I am […]
This one is actually pretty simple. Difficult to swallow, but simple. If a head of state asks “Christian, how do you feel about housing Syrian refugees?”, our answer ought to be “I will gladly lay down my life for theirs!” If a head of state says “I compel you to house a refugee!”, we should […]
One of the core urgings of the scripture is that we trust God’s promises. But that can be difficult for some of us who feel that God has failed to come through from time to time. One reason for this feeling of God having failed is because we have been claiming as a promise, something God […]
I’ve been asked enough times now how to calculate rates for freelance work, that I went ahead and made a little tool for beginning to dial that question in. Enjoy! Simple Freelancing Rate Calculator
(The following is an excerpt from Barnabas Piper’s forthcoming book: “Help My Unbelief”. In celebration of the launch, I have been provided with a copy for review and giveaway. Enter to win a copy of the book here!) Answering this question is one of the greatest tasks of Christianity. So many of those who refuse […]
(Crowd voices: “Oh boy, another post on dating!”) I have four daughters (at the time of writing, all under age 8), so this topic feels super relevant for me, and the pace of life is such that I need wisdom on this issue, stat. By way of preface, my wife and I dated in […]
The following eight steps will help you overcome e-mail overload. 1. Set up an auto-responder, kindly thanking them for their email, and setting reasonable expectations about a reply timeframe. Thanks for your e-mail. I have received it and will respond as soon as possible. In an effort to provide better customer service and higher quality […]