When I was a kid, we went on a lot of road trips. We always packed a bag of stuff to do in the car. With the dull pencils, snacks, playing cards, and magazines I always tossed in my gold Pocket Game Boy. I can still imagine leaning against the rear side window of ourContinueContinue reading “Your iPhone Is a False Shepherd”
Author Archives: Chad C. Ashby
Then Moses Said, “Shut Up!”
Have you ever blamed God for your problems? Some of my greatest frustration comes when I know I am walking in obedience, but God is putting roadblocks in my path. A friend was telling about how excited he was that a co-worker was becoming receptive to the gospel after a long time of blaming God for aContinueContinue reading “Then Moses Said, “Shut Up!””
I Saw Ryan Adams Live…and It Was Incredible
A few weeks ago, Ryan Adams and Band came to the Township Auditorium in downtown Columbia, SC. It was my first live show in…I don’t know how long, and it was well worth it. I’ve listened to many of Ryan Adams’ live albums, and I had always heard he was incredible live. But from theContinueContinue reading “I Saw Ryan Adams Live…and It Was Incredible”
I Am Racist.
I am racist. Let me explain. I remember in college seeing an episode of Seinfeld where George Costanza frantically tries to prove to his boss, Mr. Morgan, that he’s not racist. It all begins when George insists that Morgan looks just like Sugar Ray Leonard, to which Morgan replies, “I suppose we all look alikeContinueContinue reading “I Am Racist.”
Five Lies Every Pastor Believes
I have no stats to back this up, but I think people actually lie to pastors more than anyone else. It’s probably because we really do want to believe people have good intentions. It’s also probably because we live sheltered little lives and never really come into contact with sin–like really filthy, sticky sin. BecauseContinueContinue reading “Five Lies Every Pastor Believes”
Abraham, Isaac, and the Servant: The Pactum Salutis
There is a reason we are enamored with The Shack. We have a longing to see God’s purposes played out in metaphor, in terms we can touch and taste and feel. We are feeble creatures, and we need spiritual realities to be depicted in physical terms. The Shack scratches an itch–albeit poorly, like when you reach your handContinueContinue reading “Abraham, Isaac, and the Servant: The Pactum Salutis”
Can You Handle The Four Week Challenge?
I want you to take a moment and think. Think back and answer this question: When was the last time your whole family made it to church all four Sundays in a month? It seems like an easy question to answer, at first. But then you remember that your son had a basketball tournament twoContinueContinue reading “Can You Handle The Four Week Challenge?”