The Importance of Story in a Biblically Illiterate Age
I’ve been a pastor close to 20 years, and one thing I see is that we’re a Biblically illiterate generation....
Graduation Blessing for a Firstborn Son
(Presented here with the permission and blessing of my son.) Son, you have given us so many firsts. The first...
Work as Vapor, Sermon, Sermon, Russ Ramsey, 02-18-18
Before I say a word, I want to put before you a ministry founded by Christ Pres, which has everything...
Pray Without Ceasing: Sermon from 12-31-17
1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18 (ESV) Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of...
Monster in the Dark – A Chapter about Depression
[The following essay is chapter 9 in my book, Struck: One Christian’s Reflections on Encountering Death, InterVarsity Press, 2017. This...
Message in a Bottle – Living by Scripture Alone
This past Sunday I had the opportunity to preach at my home church, Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee, on...
Your Father in Heaven is Good – Sermon Video
On June 18, 2017 I preached at my home church, Christ Presbyterian Church. It was Father’s Day, and providentially, our...
Tomorrow I will See My Heart on a Screen
Tomorrow I will see my own heart on a screen—a color echocardiogram. It was four years ago this week when...
Writers, Words, and Readers
A writer’s words are his or her work. With the exception of contracted copy writing for an organization’s use, the...
The Conflict I Feel Promoting My Easter Book
This time of year I try to make people aware of a book I wrote about the Easter story. I...
Those Kids Still Have No Idea
Last week, the internet nearly caved in on itself when a happy toddler in white glasses and a yellow sweater...
A Struck Easter Egg
One of the people who wrote an endorsement for Struck is my dear friend (and wonderful author), Jonathan Rogers. He...
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