Do you ever wonder who you are and what your purpose in life is?  I hope so.  It would be a tragedy if you didn’t.  As far as we can tell, to wonder about who you are and your purpose in life is a distinctly human ability.  Unlike all other

I want to tell you something about God that is far better than what many people know.  Unfortunately, to do that I need to tell you something dark about humanity. Human history is full of examples of people using all of the creativity and empathy God has given us for

“Sinner.”  It’s a word commonly heard with judgment, condemnation, and rejection.  We misunderstand it; maybe church people most of all. When we understand who God is and how God uses it, it is still a painful description of us, but it is also loving, true, and hopeful.  Imagine that there

The Bible is absolutely amazing!  There is nothing else like it. But it’s not for the reasons I was taught when I was younger.  It is so much better than that. The general impression I got from my early years about the significance of the Bible was that it was

We once thought that Christianity was brought by colonialism to the people of Africa.  That idea brings conflicting feelings for Christians.  It is wonderful when more people find that Jesus is the savior of their soul – their entire person – but it is an abomination for Christianity to be

Most of my ministry I’ve been sharing the hope of God’s healing and rescue, the Gospel, with people who knew they were not okay.  Whether it was an addiction, poverty, a mental disorder, a criminal charge, an ongoing struggle with anxiety or depression – there was something in their life

Humans are believing machines.  Who are we? Where did we come from? What is worth pursuing in life?  What should we avoid?  What, if anything, gives life meaning and purpose?  What does success in life look like?  How does life work best?  How should we relate to others?  Everything we

I think we would all like to see the world become a better place.  We would like to look at the future with a sense of hope and optimism.  We would like to see ourselves as being one of the “good guys” and part of the solution – or at

What did Jesus look like?  What should he look like?  These are both important questions.  Earlier this summer (2020), in the midst of a wave of statues around the country being torn down and defaced for honoring or being perceived to be honoring someone who was involved in slavery or

I see drug addicts every day.  I know most of them by name and many of their stories.  For many of them, their life is singularly focused on one thing – their next hit.  They might think of something else for a little while, but their thoughts, their attention, their