The only reason I remained a Christian

Around the age of 27, I’d finally had it with Christianity. I’d unintentionally sabotaged myself four years previously when I became disillusioned with ministry and the church as I knew it, trying to take my happiness in my own hands because I felt burnt out and underappreciated by God. I’d become bitter with God and […]

That the Church would be one: why we desperately need each other

The trouble is we’re all wrong while we’re also all right. Jesus is quoted as saying in John 17:20-23 (NIV), regarding those who would be His disciples based on the message the apostles delivered: I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as […]

For those who call themselves Christian

For those who call themselves Christian, your God demands you love everyone radically. It isn’t a suggestion, and it isn’t compartmental: it is a command, and it is all-encompassing. It is how you are to order your life: your personal life, your work life, your political life. “But I tell you who hear me: Love […]

Forgive me

Nobody likes to forgive. Few people like to even talk about it. But because I think it’s always relevant for each of us individually and is now even more relevant for our society collectively, I want to broach the subject. It’s a painful topic. People hurt us frequently, be it emotionally, physically, or both. We […]

The future of the Church

It’s no secret that the Church is a mess. It has been from the beginning. The New Testament is largely composed of letters Paul wrote to churches addressing several problems they were experiencing. Anyone who has been a member of an organization knows they are difficult to maintain: people disagree with each other often. There’s […]

When Christianity is wrong and dead

Church died when I was 23. I don’t talk much about that time because I made some bad, selfish decisions that I’m not proud of which hurt people. Those decisions were preceded by some tough times in a dry spiritual wasteland that ended with my realization that Church was dead to me. I was raised […]

The New Testament Church for today

Many Christians have been motivated by Christ’s prayer in John 17:21 “that all [Christians] may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.” Self included. I’ve wanted to see the thousands of denominations coalesce, put aside minor differences, and be about the Kingdom. In a lot of wonderful ways, […]