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As of late, I’ve seen a lot of people trying to map-out, in differing ways, something called “the spiritual formation movement.” The problem is,...

For those who have read my work for a while, know that I’m worried when spiritual formation is treated as if it is just doing spiritual practices....

I told Trudi this morning that one of the reasons I’m willing to work hard in ministry, lose sleep, and frequently end each day tired is because I...

This post is going to begin a series of wrestling through our speech, which means it is going to begin a series of reflection where we think about...

This past spring, when I learned that Brett McCracken had written a soon-to-be-released book about sleep, I knew that I had to read it as soon as...

Hello all! I haven’t done a more personal post in a while, and so I wanted to give you all an update. But first, an invitation: On Tuesday, July...

It is the season of the World Cup, and it is not unusual to see packed bars and restaurants full of people screaming, jumping up and down, or, just...

For today post, I’ve extracted twelve brief passages from my new book (with co-author Keith Krell): God Purposes in Our Pain: 10 Ways God Uses...

In a previous post, I narrated what I called the through-line of Reformed spirituality as one guided and governed by love. There is a long...

Today is launch day for God Purposes in Our Pain: 10 Ways God Uses Suffering for Our Good . Keith Krell (my co-author) and I have been eagerly...

8 years 70 residential students More than 100 community dinners Hundreds of one-on-one meetings And approximately 350 morning prayer meetings ...

Ecclesiastes 3 tells us there is a time for everything. There is a time or season for laughing, speaking and dancing — and we typically resonate...

“Here I am again. What does it mean to do this in Christ?” This was my thought as I rode my carbon-fiber bicycle on the streets of Torrance on...

The primary question I hear when I go to conferences, or when people in full-time ministry reach out to me, is “What does spiritual formation look...

Alyson Pryor brings a breath of fresh air into an evangelical world often obsessed with activity and achievement. With her training as a spiritual...

There are many things that sound right that are not. I find that for many, there is a kind of feeling that is used when reading Scripture or...

When I first came to seminary, I called myself an Arminian. That wasn’t true, really. The reality was that I just didn’t like people I knew who...

In a wonderful recent episode of the Dallas Willard Podcast, we get to listen to Dallas teach about what it looks like to bring spiritual formation...

I always felt so bad for my kids when they would wander into our room, complaining about how much their legs hurt while they tried to sleep....

If you have read my blog for any recent length of time, you have probably heard me talking about the importance of a developmental spirituality....

This is a Q&A blog post by Talbot School of Theology Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question Hi Dr. Craig, I appreciate...

A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! I will open my mouth in a parable; I will...

Masquil de Asaf. Escucha, pueblo mío, mi ley; Inclinad vuestro oído a las palabras de mi boca. Abriré mi boca en proverbios; Hablaré cosas...

My friend, Pastor Joby Martin, has a new book out about manhood. In a world where young men are in crisis, and where there are a lot of sources of...

Welcome to 2026! I hope that the year ahead is full of joy and thankfulness for all that God has done in the past year and will do in the year...