Dispatches From Ordinary Life

I recently picked up a book I have read before but is worth reading again and again. Owen should be read slowly, thoughtfully, and repeatedly for there is so much good fruit to glean from his writings. [Read More]

Do not be anxious about anything. [Read More]

Matthew Emerson has written a really helpful article on reading the Psalms theologically. He makes the point that it is pretty easy to love particular psalms (like Psalm 23 or Psalm 1), but the better question is how can we grow in our love for the Psalter as a whole?... [Read More]

Just over 2 years ago, Annie and I had this idea to start a podcast together. It was an idea born in the middle of nowhere, somewhere in between Gorman and Coalinga on the scenic I-5. [Read More]

I’m 0–2 in church planting. That’s right, of the two church plants I have helped start, I have also been the last guy standing, turning out the lights, and locking the door one final time. Now granted, the second of these church plants actually became a full-fledged church, the kind... [Read More]