I've been reading an advanced copy of Diana Butler Bass' upcoming book, A Beautiful Year (accompanying podcast episode coming soon!). In it, she offers an insight into first-century fishing that I hadn't heard before.

In ancient Rome, you didn’t work for yourself. You didn’t scroll through LinkedIn...

Somewhere along the way, Christians started singing, preaching, and declaring a mantra that sounds pious on the surface but is actually deeply destructive: “We don’t deserve God’s love.” I hear it regularly in worship services. But let’s pause and ask the obvious question:

Why don't we deserve God’...

Let’s talk about doubt.

Not the kind you whisper in the back row of a church service or scribble in a journal you hope no one ever reads. I’m talking about the big, lingering, soul-level questions. 

If that’s you, or if it used to be, or if you’re worried it might be someday, then I want to invite...

Over the years, I’ve wrestled with what it means to follow the nonviolent Jesus when so much of the Christian culture around me seems committed to the opposite. One of the books that helped me see things differently was A Farewell to Mars by Brian Zahnd (see: Amazon link). And now, I want to invite ...

One of the stories we're exploring in our online book study this week (you can join us here) is about an assassin who ends eighteen years of oppression for the ancient Israelites under a tyrant king.

Who said the Bible was boring?

The assassin's name is Ehud, and he's one of only three people in t...

Curious about the Bible but tired of the same old answers? 

Consider this your official invite to join me for my first-ever online book study. Beginning on March 1st, we'll unpack Rob Bell's book What is the Bible? The subtitle shows what you'll experience if you join us in this challenge: "How an ...

You may have seen the clip of a Bishop giving what appears to be a very tense sermon in front of the President and Vice President. That clip went viral and made Mariann Edgar Budde a hero in the eyes of many. I was in awe of what she said and how she said it and when I found out she wrote a book cal...

I used to think that talking about democracy was a bit out of place for people focused on living out our faith in Jesus. But I've come to realize more and more that who we think a government should benefit has massive real-world consequences, especially for vulnerable people who are in a minority gr...

I had the opportunity to contribute a chapter to a two-part theology book that was recently published. The volumes explore Dr. Thomas Jay Oord's concept of God's "amipotence" (rather than omnipotence). My chapter was about how a good God isn't waiting for our prayers to act for our good.

When we re...