I just finished my ninth read through Walter Brueggemann's book, The Prophetic Imagination. This book is so good and I continue to find something new with each read. For example, this passage stood out to me for the first time.

Thus the teaching presumed a contrast between that to which we cli

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If you read much from Christian writers, you will likely come across the name A.W. Tozer. In 1949 he wrote "The Pursuit of God" which is now considered a classic by many. He was a profoundly influential pastor and writer both in his lifetime and since. His was a faith that many have tried to emul...

I read an early copy of Peter Enns' newest book, Curveball. I had previously read his other books (The Sin of Certainty and The Bible Tells Me So) and loved both of them. Enns is a Biblical Professor and scholar (and fellow Yankee fan!) and yet comes at his faith in a way that always feels refres...

I was invited to be a guest on the Jay and Brian Show podcast. They run a mortgage company together and started a podcast out of it. Jay and I became friends when we were in a life group together years ago. Both Jay and Brian are great at rapid-fire questions and keeping the conversation interest...

My podcast is back this week after taking a month off following the completion of our last book study. In the show, I read the Bible with a friend who is a skeptic as we each process what we find in the text. We call it "The Forest and the Trees."

We put our next book up for a vote and it's time...

I taught at a church this past weekend and the passage I was given was John 15. That's the text where Jesus explains that to find our life in Him we need to think of Him as a grapevine. This was an obvious chance for me to talk about what I get to do with Communion Wine Co and how those experienc...

I was given an early copy of Os Guinness' new book, Signals of Transcendence, which comes out in March. I was instantly hooked. And yes, he is related to the beer that shares his name. Os is the great-great-great-grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer.

Each chapter follows the journey of...

I'm amazed at how often fear enters the conversation when we talk about God or theology. Fear has long been a tool by all sides to try to coerce or convince or persuade you to believe something or to do something. I want to share a recent exchange I had online that illustrates this well.

I posted ...