Adam Rice

Adam is an author and software engineer in Indianapolis. He enjoys weightlifting and writing plays and bad poetry.
Love Always Hopes?

Love Always Hopes?

Paul’s description of love in 1 Corinthians is repeated in and around church so much, many of us just tune it out. It’s a shame because that passage contains some of the richest truths in the Bible. Whenever I read it, I feel an undercurrent of conviction—a reminder to evaluate my motivations. Why am I […]

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Don’t Miss This About Gen Z

Don’t Miss This About Gen Z

Older generations are pretty hard on Gen Z. It’s easy to dissect what we believe to be generational weaknesses, but I want to share a few observations I’ve made serving these young men in youth ministry. In my opinion, something amazing is happening. I don’t want you to miss it. I just got back from […]

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Cardboard Christians

Cardboard Christians

Imagine you’re a piece of cardboard. (Humor me.) If I had to speculate about the life goals of cardboard, I’d say you’d want to generally avoid getting wet. You’d try to steer clear of fire. And you’d probably do whatever it takes to stay whole—uncompressed, unstretched, and undamaged. You know, the qualities that make cardboard […]

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The Words We Speak

The Words We Speak

How would your life change if the things you said came true? We talk plenty, but how many of those words motivate others to act—even ourselves? I came across this quote a year ago, and it stuck with me. “It would be a convenient arrangement were we so constituted that we could not talk better […]

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The Spirit of Community

The Spirit of Community

Community sounds great…on paper. Lived out, it’s messy. We can see how investing in our relationship with God pays off, but relationships with others? Yes and no. The book of Acts is a game-changer. It shakes us up, pointing us to sacrificial, faith-shaping community. At least, until we hit the end of the chapter. Or […]

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