Category: Saving the Subject
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My Five O’clock Wage
We instinctively evaluate life by outcomes—the wages, the blessings, the portions. But Jesus’ vineyard parable challenges us to stop staring at the…
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Three Birds with a Stone I Didn’t Throw
There are moments in life when you see the hands of someone else at work. Take today, for example. I received an…
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Engineers, Evangelicals, and Texas Roadhouse
My wife’s birthday is exactly one week after mine (i.e., January 27, February 3). We celebrated our birthdays a couple weekends ago…
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What’s the Heisman without Linemen?
Oregon had six five-star recruits. Indiana had zero. Oregon entered with one of the most talented rosters in the country. Indiana’s ranked…
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The Man Who Walked Out of the Woods
I haven’t brought this up in years. But it keeps coming back to me. I’ve told parts of this story before, only…
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Him Continuing Me
I’ve been thinking about a journey, The one beneath the story told— Not the tale you think you know. The one that’s…
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Clearly on the Edge
Something strange has been happening inside of me. Or maybe “strange” isn’t the right word. “New” is the better descriptor. I feel…
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Parking Lot Pastor
They say some of us will never “grow up,” and they mean this not in a literal sense. Physically speaking, most of…
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More Than What We Do: ABA Keynote (Video + Transcript)
There are some moments in life you never—ever—expect to happen. This is one of those moments… This keynote happened at the convergence…
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From Local Coffeehouse to National Keynote: One Year With ‘Saving the Subject’
A year ago today my first book, Saving the Subject: How I Found You When I Almost Lost Me, was published. I…