Dear Scott, Hey, it’s me, a much older version of you. I’ve lived most of my life now, and see the world much differently than I did when I was walking in your younger shoes. Even though your body language says that you’re not interested in the things I’m about to share with you, I […]

When Adam and Eve rejected God’s goodness and authority by eating the forbidden fruit, their eyes were opened and they suddenly recognized that they were naked. This new, hyper-self-conscious reality set in motion a series of actions, each one a strategy to hide the shame that they felt over what they had done. The more […]

One time J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a short story to help him process his own frustration with work. The story, Leaf by Niggle, was about an artist who had been commissioned to paint a mural on the side of city hall. Niggle spent the rest of his career attempting to complete that mural, a large and colorful […]

One day in my mid-twenties while studying at Covenant Seminary to become a pastor, I came across a suicide note published in the local newspaper…written by a pastor: “God forgive me for not being any stronger than I am. But when a minister becomes clinically depressed, there are very few places where he can turn […]