I got acquainted with Jesus just out of high school. I’d grown up attending church and loved going to church but it’s hard to say I really knew Jesus till much later. I’ll never forget it, actually. I was reading the Bible late one night and happened across a passage in the book of James. The text said faith without works was no faith at all. Very suddenly, that passage made complete sense to me. I knew very clearly, and quite mysteriously the way to know Jesus was to take action, was to follow Him and do things. I’d spent my entire childhood learning about Jesus, learning about right theology and even more about wrong theology but I’d never once taken action in following Him.

So, I did. I went outside and started walking down the street. I needed to physically take action, I’m not sure why. It didn’t make any sense, I just needed to move. I felt like God didn’t really care [...]

There’s been some backlash, lately, to Anne Hathaway. I am mostly neutral on the pop-culture phenom. I don’t mind her as an actress. And nobody can fault her work ethic or her choice of roles. She is insanely ambitious and delivers. I think she deserved the Oscar a couple weeks back. Truly.

I also think people are a little mean, and some of that meanness comes from jealousy.

That said, the frustration isn’t without warrant. People get frustrated with her seemingly perfect exterior, her smiling responses and acceptance speeches. You get the sense she [...]

I really like writing and speaking, but I’ve not always been good at it. I’ve usually been funny and interesting, but I’ve worked for the past fifteen years or so at honing my skills. I could share with you a list of things I’ve learned, but honestly, that list wouldn’t do you much good. Every speaker and writer is different.

So, instead, I’ll share with you one simple secret [...]