Entering another level of learningMay this year be a marvelous exploration of that which we cannot understand, of stepping into another level of learning, of exploring a...
How counseling saved my careerFor as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to write. In grade school, I wrote a three-part series, probably 200 pages long, about...
Why guilt defined my spirituality and how I left that paradigm behindIn Brad Paisley’s controversial song “Those Crazy Christians,” there’s a line about going to church that says: Those crazy Christians,...
A letter to my Papaw, rest in peaceDear Papaw, We were never ones to have serious conversations, were we? We liked arguing about sports and giving each other a hard time....
Adopting love, abandoning labelsThis summer, my roommate and I watched every United States World Cup match at a soccer pub called Courtyard Hooligans. You might have...
The spiritual practice of resting in smallnessWhen I interviewed Switchfoot lead singer Jon Foreman and drummer Chad Butler the other day before one of their shows in Charlotte, North...
A letter to Coach Dave Bliss, my ragamuffin friendCoach Dave Bliss, I’m not sure when I started calling you “Coach.” It just kind of happened. I suppose it’s fitting since that’s what you...