That’s what I keep telling myself about my truck. It’s a 2001 Dodge Dakota that was given to us by a fellow pastor and life-long friend. It had over 200,000 miles on it when we got it, but hey- it beats a note, right? The paint was peeling off the hood and roof, it needed tires and some transmission work, and within three months of getting it the back...

Yesterday in church, I wrapped up a series on the ten commandments. The last one is, “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, his servants, his ox, his donkey, or anything that is his.” My bullet points were essentially as follows: God commands his people to not covet. But why? Because He is the...

So, you guys know that I do a podcast sometimes called “The Courtesy Laugh.” It’s me and some friends doing bad impressions, talking about pop culture, and trying desperately to be liked. There are some recent episodes you may have missed, and another one that we recorded, but hasn’t released yet, and I don’t know why. Anyway, if...

We’re doing The Courtesy Laugh podcast again, so if you want to listen you can do that by clicking these blue words right here. There’s a new episode where Tyler and Joseph try to explain Mad Men to me, and we recreate some magic from Jurassic Park. There’s also a “deleted scenes” episode that’s completely and totally mediocre in...

One of the things I hate about the internet is how it affects my desires. I want to be liked. I want to be well-known. I want more Twitter followers and more Facebook fans. I want more clicks, more retweets, more attention, more admiration. And almost weekly, there’s another book or blog post written about why I deserve that and how to get it. “Build your...