The past couple weeks at The Ave, I have been talking about faithfulness to God. The main question underlying my messages has been: what does it take to live one's full span of years in utter faithfulness to God. Last night, I talked about the impossibility of living faithfully to God apart from community. While …
New Year’s Prayer
From time to time, I write music. Here is an excerpt from a song I wrote during college. The lines limp along without the accompanying music, but I decided I'd go ahead and leave the words up here for your own reflection. On this New Year's day, I don't know what to say or pray …
Student Group for Chastity
The Anscombe Society is a new student group on Princeton University's campus aimed at promoting chastity amongst students. According to news releases, this is the first chastity focused group on an Ivy League campus ever. Their mission statement reads: "We aim to promote and encourage an atmosphere where sex is dignified, respectful, and beautiful." What …
Provocative Faith
This past weekend, I was at a retreat for The Ave. Matthew Paul Turner spoke at the retreat, and he offered some insightful words about surrender to God, knowing Jesus, and investing ourselves in others. If you have not heard of Matthew or read any of his books, I suggest taking a look at his …
Missionaries Expelled from Venezuela
In August, Pat Robertson spoke some ill-advised words about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his links to terrorism. I made some comments about those words at the time. That set the ball rolling for difficulties for missionaries in Venezuela, including some friends of mine. As the ball has continued to roll, the Venezuelan government is …
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