My new book, ‘The Wisdom of Sleep,’ is out today!

Some of my favorite poems—or snippets of poems—related to sleep and rest.

This reassurance that God is active, in control, keeping watch while we sleep is a truth that can actually help us sleep.

On the occasion of America 250, I list 250 appreciations, recollections, and memories from my American life.

Do we sleep well and rest easy as an outgrowth of our trust in God, calmed by the internalized, embodied knowledge that God reigns and keeps watch over our every breath? 

Here’s a little poem I wrote in a note on my phone as I watched my oldest son’s final baseball game of the season.

For America 250, we put together a gift basket with one food item from each of America’s 50 states.

Coming in August from Zondervan Reflective: The Wisdom of Sleep: How Rest Reveals God's Truth and Revives Weary Souls.

My favorite books, music, and movies of 2025.

My new book, co-edited with Ivan Mesa and featuring an array of expert contributors, looks at the challenges (and opportunities) facing Christians in the digital age.

My favorite books, music, and movies of 2024.

If time were a mansion, the first day of summer would be a covered, wraparound front porch. 

Spring's arrival doesn't let us hide from the temporal rules and rhythms of God's creation. To everything there is a season.

My favorite books, albums, EPs, and movies of 2023.

The temporary stresses of travel with kids are a small price to pay for the developmental gain and spiritual formation such trips can provide. 

I found Beautiful Union to be riveting, wise, worshipful (it made me love God more), compassionate (it made me love my neighbor more), and convicting (it made me want to pursue holiness). 

Here are 15 ideas for how Christians can celebrate Earth Day in ways that direct your affections and worship toward the God of creation.

As the Earth revolves around the sun in 2023, so resolve to revolve your life around God. Orient your habits and intakes around him. Wisdom and spiritual flourishing will follow. 

Here are my picks for the best movies, books, and albums of 2022.

An annotated list of 40 films that collectively sketch out my cinematic history and (somewhat) my tastes.