We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life, and he devises means so that the banished one will not remain an outcast.” (2 Samuel 14:14) I always imagined the death of my father being...

After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island—it was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. (Acts 28:11) As Paul boards a ship for his final voyage—shipwrecked, haggard, and snakebite—Luke...

Have you ever been telling your family the straight truth only to realize they don’t care what you think? A father rendered mute in his own home. Me neither. But in case you have… Storming the Castle I recently looked at a quirky little corner of social psychology...

We talk a lot about the "Digital Detox." We warn you about the way algorithms are designed to fracture your attention span and disciple you into anxiety. But let’s be clear: do not believe the solution to the modern world is to smash your smartphone and churn your own...

This week I want to speak to those of you who, like me, ache for a new season of being used powerfully by God.  I realize not every man can take on a new challenge right now—for a lot of reasons. But for those of you who have been looking for—yearning for—a fresh...

Former Senator Ben Sasse wrote recently, “Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and I am gonna die. Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it’s a death sentence. But I already had a death sentence before last week too—we all do.” That...