On the eve of their country’s collapse, four Middle Eastern students were hiding out with their families in the center of the city. Twenty-four hours later their capital city fell to the invading army and not long after they were...

The topic this week will be works; what do my works really mean, now that my flesh has been crucified? Am I still functioning as I was before, or do my actions have their genesis from another entity, such as...

A few weeks ago, I walked into the office ready to begin another week only to have some of my interns and student leaders (most of whom are Asian) inform me that my Asian card had been temporarily revoked. Why?...

What is the Gospel? The Good News is that “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). So why did God become a man? “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son,...

To wrap up the blind man’s rambling on discipleship, I’ll take two common questions and throw some thoughts at them. This is a much shorter post than normal because these questions, although asked often and important to understand, aren’t difficult...

The atmosphere was rough. I stood there in the middle of Jester lobby, home to about 4000 college students and one of the biggest dorms in the country and I couldn’t help but feel slightly defeated. My good friend Sabrina...

Are you convinced Bono is the Antichrist? Do you still wonder why so many people started saying "Your Mom goes to college" at exactly the same time? Is Harry Potter really Satan? This post is for you.

Last Saturday we held a lively gathering of current and potential missional community leaders at UT. Those who have been faithfully leading missional communities were there to share stories and cast vision to a number of students who were hearing...

If you approached me two years ago and asked me what living for Jesus looked like, I would have told you that a life with Jesus is a life of prayer. It is an extravagant lifestyle spent in intimacy with...

Romanticizing Ministry Oftentimes I believe that there is a sugar-coated understanding of the reality of Christian ministry. You know the connotations of being a full time minister, an overseas missionary, a missional community leader and other baller Christian titles. Serving the lost...