Bad news always travels faster and farther than good news, and that seems doubly true for churches. So when The Crossing raises over $1mml for transitional housing in their city, it’s very worth celebrating. Amazing.

Sigh...as it has been pointed out to me, the title *Disarming* Leviathan (not Desiring Leviathan). Moral of the story: Check your tweets, but also buy this book!

Gerard Manley Hopkins read the way he is supposed to be read. “Ah! Bright wings.” Listen:

A 72oz steak and a George Strait song

This is your friendly reminder that we are only 2 years away from all of Gen Z being adults. You have Gen Z people who are in their 30s. Globally speaking, Gen Z is larger now and in the future than the millennials.

I preached on the Good Samaritan on an icy cold morning. Mid-sermon, a couple suddenly left without returning. I just learned they went to help a homeless woman they saw out in the cold on the way to church. The words of Christ are just as powerful as they were 2000 years ago.

This was a really encouraging and enjoyable conversation. Have a listen!

Be like me and lope, don’t meander, to the Wiseblood Books store to preorder Seth Wieck’s new work. Very excited for this. And what a cover. (Like Seth’s writing, there are depths to that simplicity.)

This should not be controversial in the slightest, and it is sad that it is.

Statement from the family of Alex Pretti, Michael and Susan Pretti:  “We are heartbroken but also very angry.    Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA

.David A. Ritchie joins @calebphx for the J29 Coalition pod to discuss the challenges of navigating political polarization within the church. He emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between healthy political engagement & political idolatry. Watch here:

.@calebphx: “How does political idolatry show up in a congregation that’s distinct from political action or patriotism? Full J29 Coalition episode with Pastor David A. Ritchie here: blog.j29coalition.com/p/when-politic…

Today, Dr. Ryan Pennington and I submitted our manuscript to our editor at InterVarsity Press for a book set to publish in 2027. Stay tuned!

For more than 20 years, I’ve had the privilege of calling Seth Wieck my dear friend. This month, he published Call Out Coyote, a collection of brilliant and beautiful poems forged in the people and places of West Texas. Order here: wisebloodbooks.com/store/p172/Cal…

The 1st conversation I had with David was about bass guitars at a Wallflowers concert. The 2nd went late into the night about poetry, mythology, & theology… The 10,000th conversation was about the prophet Amos while I could hear the footsteps of Ulysses coming to Amarillo.

Welcome to 2026, when a pastor quoting Scripture provokes outrage from Christians. If Scripture never corrects, unsettles, or challenges your political instincts, it may be that your politics are discipling you more than the Word of God.

“For there shall arise false christs and false prophets and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”