Boundless ran my newest article “Gospel Identity: We All Have Identity Issues” last week. Picking up on my own battle for identity in Christ, and some fresh research on Chuck Palahniuk, this article presents an honest struggle against the “identity-of-the-moment.” An excerpt:
I sat in my office sulking. My day had been so demanding. My week tiresome. My month an all out marathon, minus the fans.
Pastoring eternal souls, preaching week after week, leading leaders, and being on mission is demanding enough, but occasionally the demands pile higher. As a pastor, I am a sinner that counsels sinners. This means that, despite our common hope in the gospel, there are times that I fail to apply my own gospel counsel to my own soul…{Read the Rest}