A collection of articles I’ve written around the web.
Relevant Magazine
What to Do When Work Becomes an Idol
What Shortening Attention Spans Mean for the Church: tl;dr culture and growing spirituality
Facebook Can’t Replace Church: Regardless of Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for it
How ‘Simplifying Your Life’ Can be a Problem: The downside of downsizing
Ekstasis Magazine
The Dilemma of Christian Marketing
Prison Fellowship
What’s It Like to Advocate for Justice Reform?
A Community of Transformation: How Prisons Can Become Places Where People Change for the Better
This Christmas, Give a Gift That Keeps Giving All Year Round
Kids, You’re Not in This Alone: Photographer Captures Childhood with a Parent in Prison
Why Prison Fellowship is Equipping Pastors to Restore Those Affected by Crime and Incarceration
Building a Better Criminal Justice System in Alabama
Back to Basics: Equipping Prisoners to Take Responsibility
Most Prisoners are Barred from Higher Education. Here’s Why That’s a Problem
Prison Fellowship and Celebrate Recovery Working to Curb Overdose
Hillsong NYC and Prison Fellowship Partner to Introduce Prisoners to Jesus
How Alpha Led a Wiccan Prisoner to Truth
Prison Fellowship Celebrates Texas Occupational Licensing Law Reforms
Repairing Relationships: How Angel Tree Comforted a Hurting Family
Doing Time as a Family: Why Prison Fellowship Ministers to Angel Tree Families
Hope Delivered: How Angel Tree Has Been a Light in Trisha’s Darkness
5 Tips for Colleges Welcoming Returning Citizens
What One Dad Learned by Facing Tragedy
A Life-Changing Experience: When the Hope of Easter Comes to Three California Prisons
Second Chances at Work: How One Company Built a Work Culture of Second Chances
Pastor, Church Planter, and Advocate: Former Prisoner Speaks Out for Justice That Restores
The History of the Prison Fellowship Academy
‘It’s About the One’: Why Jeff and Audrey Fay Keep Going Behind Bars
Inside Virginia’s First Prison Fellowship Academy Graduation
Eye on the Prize: How Dawn Found Strength and a New Identity in Jesus
Not Just a Christmas Tradition: How You Can Minister to Children with Incarcerated Parents
From Enlisted to Incarcerated: Why Some Veterans End Up Behind Bars
An Unforgettable Story of One Judge’s Compassion for an Embattled Veteran
EDWINS and Brandon Chrostowski are Serving Up Second Chances
How Books Are Helping Incarcerated Dads Start a New Chapter with Their Kids
A Mom to Prisoners: 72-Year-Old Makes a Difference in Texas Prisons
Four Ways Incarcerated Fathers Can Help with Their Children’s Education
Angel Tree Helps Moms Build Bridges
From Manslaughter to Mentor: How Brandy Found Purpose After Prison
The Civil Rights Leader Who Sounded the Call for Prison Ministry
Gospel-Centered Discipleship
Does Your Writing Have These Two Things?
Finding Hope When Life is Falling Apart
Silence: The Safest Way to God
What the Wise Men Teach Us About How We Read the Bible
Adorn Yourself with the Peace that Passes Understanding
The Hazardous Work of Discipleship
How to Put Out a Dumpster Fire
Pastor, Here’s How to be Built to Last
A Recipe for Gospel-Centered Prayer
The Missing Component in Most Discipleship Strategies
The Essence of a Gospel-Soaked, Faithful Teacher
Are You Ashamed of the Gospel?
Say No to Yourself So You Can Say Yes to Jesus
Start Planning Your Own Funeral
Do You Take the Great Commission Personally?
Taste and See that the Bible is True
A Long Obedience in an Instagram Age
Why You Don’t Read Your Bible (and How to Start)
4 Questions and Answers to Understand God’s Calling
Use Your Affluence for Influence
Why You’re Not Being Transformed
A Better Way to Find Leaders in the Church
International Mission Board (IMB)
Fighting the Fallen Leader Epidemic: A Better Way to Find Leaders
Unlocking the Bible
A Quiet Life Speaks for Christ
Don’t Look Now: Taking Control of Your Eyes
Op-Eds
As part of my work with Prison Fellowship, I help write op-eds for news outlets around the country.
Leveraging my checkered past to improve Michigan’s future
National analyst: Since Louisiana’s justice reforms, violent crime is down
Why the number of young people in prison has dropped dramatically
Incarcerated Fathers: Out of Sight, Out of Mind—But Not Out of Hope
North Dakota should stay the course on prison reform
Minnesota’s legal system has a Catch-22: Probation that just won’t end
Out of prison, but still locked out. Texas needs second chances
Former GOP Speaker: Raise age for criminal prosecution
Local View: Prison reform bill needs passage
Oklahoma needs restorative system for women in prison
Let’s Unlock Second Chances in Alabama
How South Carolina can give convicts a second chance
Family Forum’s Gene Mills working for justice reform
Blog Posts and Articles
Note: I’m not listed as the author of these articles.
Recognition Accelerates Prison Fellowship’s Social Impact
Despite the distance: Helping grandparents and grandchildren stay connected
Divorce proof: Helping young couples win at marriage
Inspiring and involving grandparents who lack purpose
How to help millennials choose a career
The Upstream Collective
Do You Take the Great Commission Personally? — The Upstream Collective Blog (this was re-run at Sojourn International.)
