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How to Make Wise Decisions

I have the good fortune (misfortune?) of being located in a highly competitive congressional district right in the midst of election season. 

The Gospel: What It Is and Why It Matters

I sat at a border crossing in the middle of the Albanian refugee crisis. My team and I had been sitting at this particular border for three hours.

The Black Church Makes Me Proud

I have many reasons to be proud of my ethnic heritage and culture.

Five Practices for Developing Deep Friendships, Part 2

Are you tired of crappy, superficial, purely electronic friendships?

Moving Past Evangelism Sweats into Spiritual Conversations

I had my first evangelism-induced sweats when I was in seventh grade.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath

Sometimes anger just feels like the appropriate response. 

The Problem with Holiness

St. Augustine famously prayed, “Lord, grant me holiness, but not yet.” (Domine, da mihi sanctitiam, sed noli modo.) We may relate to his prayer. 

The Hard Work of Forgiveness

As I write this, I am actually fighting against God’s invitation to forgive.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Avarice

Some sins are easy to identify. When I hit the snooze button for the twelfth time, it’s pretty clear I’m struggling with

The Seven Deadly Sins: Envy

On occasion—usually when it’s bright and sunny out and I’m not doing much of anything—I’ll look up and notice that the hounds of my worst mental habits have gotten loose. 

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