Happy Broken Face Anniversary!

Today marks five years since my longest-held dream came true, and my jaw was broken. When I was twelve, my orthodontist uncle pointed out that I was developing an underbite that would eventually need corrective surgery. And from then on, that was the day I looked forward to — more than moving to the UK …

Being Single, Part 5

Being married is a gift, a viable, biblical way of living, if submitted to the lordship of Jesus Christ. Being single is also a gift, a viable, biblical way of living, if submitted to the lordship of Jesus Christ. This doesn’t mean it will be easy, it doesn’t mean that there won’t be challenges, or …

Being Single, Part 3: Not a Terminal Disease

[Adapted from this past Sunday’s message at The District Church, “Being Single.”] Public Service Announcement: Singleness is not a terminal disease. It can be real hard; it can be real lonely; it has its challenges. And the church has too often elevated marriage and romantic relationships far above where they were meant to be, and this …