Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who l ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me. — Psalm 41:9 The Last Supper was an engagement ceremony. But before the cup of betrothal, a cup of betrayal. Moments after washing the feet of His nearest friends, Jesus was as troubled as the disciples […]

53 years, 3 months and 15 days ago, three humans fired up an AJ10-137 rocket engine for 143.69 seconds. It would mark the last moments our species were bound by the gravity of a heavenly body not called Earth.Until now.It’s finally time.We’re going back.This is Apollo 8 remade in the image of the twenty-first century.

“The Teacher says, ‘Where is my guest room?’” — Mark 14:14 There are some characters in Scripture that captivate me. Many are familiar: Joseph, Jonah, Jesus. These are well-known, well-discussed, towering figures in Christian circles. Then there are others. Barely noted, rarely mentioned, often unnamed. But the one sentence they appear in is enough to

“But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.” – Jesus The church in Ephesus was doing great. Look at their endorsements: patient, weariless endurance; a hatred of evil; a penchant for proving out false teachers. And look at their endorser: the star-holding, fire-eyed, sun-glowing Son of Man

And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. – Luke 24:33 Simon and Cleopas needed to get out of town and Emmaus was a good a destination as any. It was seven miles away from Jerusalem. Seven miles away from the city that murdered God. Seven miles away from the crazed mob that

A friend asked me to write a letter for his son’s 13th birthday, encouraging him as he enters a new season of growth as a man. Here’s what I shared. Happy birthday! I’m honored to join in the celebration of your life. The thoughts I’ve written below are originally the Apostle Paul’s, inspired by the

“The leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry out ‘Unclean, unclean.’ He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside

I re-visited one of my favorite places on the planet recently: the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. An annex of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, it’s packed to the gills with flight hardware, artifacts, and more. A plane nerd could spend days there but for someone like me, there’s only one reason to