Today’s post is heavy on my heart. I’ve just learned that a leading evangelical pastor has resigned due to “moral failings” that have compromised his marriage. This, after I discovered yesterday that the director of a camp I served in high school also stepped away because his marriage has been wrecked by sin. Like pawns falling on a chessboard, these …
I’m sharing this post from the archives. This was a hard one to write as God revealed my self-righteousness, but it eventually led to brokeness, healing, and forgiveness. You may have already read those stories, but this is the prequel, the part that had to come first. “You know you’re a pharisee if sin disgusts you more than it moves you to …
I called my grandma last month. It was the hardest thing I had done in my life, because we hadn’t spoken in over three years, and I was pretty sure she would rake me over the coals. Last week I shared with you a story I really didn’t want to tell, but I knew that it was time to get …
I’ve always written truthfully here, sharing my heart in ways I hope encourage you. But there are stories I haven’t told you, partly because they’re too raw and painful and partly because I’m convinced the story’s not over yet. I haven’t written much about my parents, but you need to know their story. Our story. Or at least the part …
“You know you’re a pharisee if sin disgusts you more than it moves you to compassion.” ~John Piper Jesus had harsh words for the Pharisees. And for good cause: they created stumbling blocks for those who sought God, they prided themselves in their good works and self-righteousness, and they despised the tax-collectors and ubiquitous “sinners.” Jesus called them “white-washed tombs” …
