Essays & Reflections
Writing
Longer pieces on theology, pastoral life, New York, marriage, family, and what I’m thinking about, published when they’re ready, not on a schedule.
May 2026
6 min read
You Can’t Make It Grow
On auxin, the Greek verb Paul used in 1 Corinthians 3:6, and the one thing none of us can actually do: make the growth happen.
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May 2026
6 min read
The Press
Gethsemane means press of oils. On the Hebrew gat shemanim, Isaiah’s oil of gladness, and why the oil of joy is the oil of crushing.
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April 2026
8 min read
The First and the Last
One ran 1:59:30. The other ran 12:16:00. On Sabastian Sawe, Clair Roberts, and what both of them teach us about finishing, faith, and the race called life.
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April 2026
6 min read
The church is not the Fount
On the hymn that gave our church its name, the theology behind it, and why it matters more now than ever.
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March 2026
9 min read
Thirteen years in New York City
What I’ve learned about pastoring, planting, and loving a city that does not love back easily.
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February 2026
7 min read
On preaching the whole text
Preaching isn’t a question of style. It’s a question of whose voice is supposed to be loudest in the room.
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