This morning, as you read this the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits (SNAP) did not arrive for thousands of Bostonians. This program helps lower-income families put food on their tables. You may not realize it, but you have neighbors who are panicking today because they don’t know how they’re going to feed their families this month.Much of this situation is political, and I don’...  Read More

Back to the Future Day was this week, and I must admit… I’m disappointed.  Read More

I don’t know what your experience with model rockets is, but my childhood was filled with them. It was one of my dad’s favorite hobbies growing up, and like any good dad, he wanted to pass that love down to us. So, we built rockets together.  Read More

“Death inspires me like a dog inspires a rabbit.” This is a line from the song HeavyDirtySoul by the Grammy award-winning duo 21 Pilots (a Christian group, btw, if you didn’t know). The song is a contemplation about the shortness of life. As he gets older, he hears people tell him that you only live once. So he should just live it up. But Tyler, the lead singer, isn’t so worried about living life to the fullest now, because he can’t help but think about what comes after death. He prays, “Can you save my heavy, dirty soul... from me?”  Read More

When we hear about gods born on earth, we might think of myths like Hercules, Achilles, or even Marvel’s Peter Quill. These are half-god, half-human hybrids, typically referred to as demigods. Jesus was born on earth... So does that make Jesus a demigod? Not in a billion-trillion years. The Bible never portrays Jesus as a human-god hybrid. Instead, Jesus is always fully divine and fully human.  Read More

This summer saw the release of one of the best superhero movies of the past decade: Superman. If you didn’t see it, I get it. There have been a lot of superhero movies over the past 20 years. That said, I’ve seen most of them, and Superman is one of the good ones.  Read More

Let me introduce you to a Christian artist whose music captured this core truth of Christian faith: our beliefs shape who we are. Rich Mullins, a Christian since childhood, grew up playing and singing hymns. Influenced by the Beatles, he learned the power of music and became one of the most influential Christian artists of the '80s and '90s. Though his songs are bona fide oldies at this point, listening to his work can still challenge and deepen your faith.  Read More

Have you ever reread a book of the Bible and seen something you completely missed before?  Read More

Let me ask you, what are the top ten most important events in human history?  Read More

Many of you know I used to own a One-Wheel, but if you don’t know what a One-Wheel is, imagine an electric skateboard with one giant rubber wheel in the middle that will carry you at 20 mph. If you think that sounds fun and deadly, you’d be right.  Read More

Have you ever experienced something so good, so superior, that it ruined everything else for you?  Read More

Have you ever tried gardening? How about just keeping a flower alive for more than a few days? I’m not sure if you have a green thumb or not, but I promise that you’re better at it than I am. The first person that comes to mind when I think of gardening is my grandma. It seemed like any flower or plant that she touched flourished.When my grandma passed away, my grandpa and others in the family tri...  Read More