Ministry Articles

I had a conversation over the holidays with my little brother. (And I say “little” purely from the perspective that he’s younger than I am. He’s about 6′ 6″!) He doesn’t see things the way I do and he asked a great question. Why is faith a good thing? I’ve been thinking about it a…

The Bible leaves tons of questions unanswered. For example… What was the family life of Jesus like growing up? Who were the “wise men” that are so often depicted in our nativity scenes today? What did Mary & Joseph do with all that frankincense and myrrh? (The gold makes sense.) How come we don’t hear…

I had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine yesterday. I’ve known him for quite a while. He’s a spiritual guy and he’s a genuinely nice, caring and good person. I’m a bit ashamed to say, however, that I never really asked him about his perspective on spiritual stuff before even though I’ve been…

I set my alarm for 2AM so I could get up and see the full lunar eclipse the other night. I figure something that only happens once every several hundred years was worth a little sleep deprivation. With crystal clear skies here I wasn’t disappointed. It was a spectacular shift. As the Moon passed into…

There is this idea in the church that sin is what is keeping people away from God when the truth is sin was dealt with a couple thousand years ago. It’s no longer an issue. And yet there is a huge concept within much of Christianity that God is still angry about our sin today….

One of the fascinating things about the Bible is that it doesn’t whitewash it’s heroes. Take Samson for example. He was an impulsive, self centered, hot tempered, arrogant womanizer who doesn’t come across as all that smart. Not exactly the kind of person we might expect to have God’s favor. (You can read about Samson…

Identity is the big issue in our world today. Jesus was executed because of who he said he was. And it rules so much of how people relate to one another.