In September I had a simple dream: I saw a map of the United States, and a storm was brewing in the surrounding oceans. It produced two huge waves, one that rose over California, and another over New England. Like...

I’ve been wrestling with whether or not to write on this subject. I normally try not to write my opinion on things that tend to divide the Body of Christ because I am so personally invested in bringing the Christian...

  It’s so easy to get caught up in the things of this world. We quickly loose sight of the eternal purpose of God in our lives and allow our minds and hearts to focus on the temporal things around...

“I can’t worship a God that allows so much pain and suffering.” “I think Jesus was a great teacher, but I don’t think he resurrected after he died.” “How can you really believe that Jesus actually turned water into wine...

C.S. Lewis’ writings are, for most Christians, the most significant influence in their spiritual lives (second only to the Bible). His intellect, his wit, and his imagination have captivated both readers and thinkers, atheists and Christians, college grads and high school...

I was recently reminded of one of my favorite books, Jonathan Safran Foer’s soon-to-be-required-reading-for-students, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.”  In it, 10-year old Oskar loses his father in the attack on 9-11, and is struggling to navigate life without his...

“A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain.” This past month, I read the story of a World War II veteran, Olympian, and POW. Louis Zamperini, born in Torrance, California, was a troubled child growing up with immigrant...

There is a mystery to the way prayer works.  Often the Biblical commands about prayer and the Biblical narratives about prayer seem to be at odds with one another.  Prayer often feels like a two-sided coin. This semester I would...

The culture in ministry today is obsessed with making an impact.  There is something so beautiful and holy in our desperation to serve God well and leave the world a better place than we found it.  We want to change...

Part of being a campus minister is getting the opportunity to pray with a lot of people each week, which means I see a lot of different styles of prayer. It’s good for me to pray with so many different...