If you had an hour to solve a problem that your life depended on, how would you spend that time?  

I regularly speak to large and small gatherings about God, story, and creativity. In the last year, I’ve noticed how overwhelmed, worn out, or disheartened the majority of these creative believers are. 

Did you know your creativity can vary by day of the week?

It’s easy to be hard on ourselves when we miss the mark. But often that’s because we mistake a setback for the derailment of the entire project or goal.

In The Eden Option, I share how our blind spots affect how we see life, God, ourselves, others, and our story.   

Few have mastered their area of gifting as well as Michael Jordan. So when he shares the secret to his success, it’s worth paying attention. 

Traditions reveal what a society or culture values. But to matter, it has to be more than simply remembering or honoring the past through a momentary toast or reading or gathering.  

At its core, life with God is about relationship and love, not rules and fear. God is our Creator and Father…and we’re his sons and daughters.  

Faith is held up as a really good thing. But I would say, it depends. 

I attended three graduation ceremonies last month. All of them rightly focused on celebrating the accomplishments of the students…but then veered wildly off track with the hollow speeches from each school president and valedictorian.  

When past explorers discovered new lands, they often arrived by boat. The captain knew when things got hard, the crew would be tempted to sail home. 

God regularly speaks to us through story. And in today’s world, that primarily happens through the movies and series we watch. 

The worldview of young adults is under assault in unprecedented ways. Practically every aspect of social media, entertainment, and even education is infused with incessant indoctrination.  

When you’re unsure what to do next, don’t give into the pressure to make a quick decision based on human wisdom.

When we’re young, life is all about this moment. Right now. There’s little patience for later. Our focus is limited to whatever’s in front of us. 

“Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.” 

There’s nothing quite like the frustration of spending endless hours trying to resolve an unfair situation and getting nowhere.

We long for God to bring clarity to the events in our lives, but get tangled up when we bring our interpretation to God's revelation. For instance, we may sense God is saying "now," but now...what?

As new creations, we have no reason to keep pursuing our creativity in old, formulaic ways.

People often talk about God as if he’s way up there, somewhere in the clouds, and we’re way down here, left to our own means. Or that if we want to find God, we need to search for him or wait until church on Sunday morning.