I have the audacity to believe Jesus will eventually save everyone.

I hold this belief for two reasons. First, I have a high view of God. I don't think the creator of all of the beauty I see around me is also a designer who will end up writing off a majority of that creation as a loss for all etern...

The singing had already started inside, but a handful of people stayed out in the lobby with me, in no particular hurry to join it. I was teaching at a church in Florida this weekend, and I'd been greeting people as they arrived. These few weren't heading in. One of them mentioned they didn't think ...

I grew up being told to fear the liberal agenda. The idea was that if I wasn't properly guarded, I would eventually become desensitized to homosexuality, or would wake up one day and realize I no longer had any morals. Whenever a TV show or movie would depict any type of queer affection, the reactio...

Last week, our online community had its monthly video chat. We were discussing the recent change in the gender gap for religious engagement between men and women, which I wrote about in "The Gender Gap Closed. Check the Fine Print." The trend we were discussing is that young women are less engaged i...

When was the last time you felt like you might have a mental breakdown?

For me, it was a few weeks ago, on a layover that wasn't supposed to exist.

We were flying from Phoenix to Dallas to Amsterdam. We got into Dallas and were excited to board our international flight (a first for our kids). A te...

What if your gratitude to God is actually causing a devaluing of the people around you?

Recently, my wife sent me a video from a creator who offered a unique approach to how we think of gratitude. Specifically, her practice goes against what we often do.

"I thank real people for doing the things

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"The Edge of the Inside will save the faith of some, transform the faith of others, and spark faith in many for the first time." That's a line from Greg Boyd in the foreword to my book. I pray he's right.

Today, The Edge of the Inside has officially been released into the world.

If you could have ...

I've been waiting to share this news for a long time now.

After I stepped away from my role as a Lead Pastor in 2020, I began a brutal unmaking of so many things I believed about myself, the church, and God. I expected to retire in my role and never gave much thought to any other future. The New Te...

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’...

One of my favorite theologians, David Bentley Hart, recently made a fascinating admission. Hart is an Eastern Orthodox theologian and writer known for his brilliant prose, biting wit, and provocative takes on faith and culture. Here's what he wrote:

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