Think Like Jesus

what it means to be Christian

Following Jesus

  • A Return to Reading

    OK, this title is admittedly a bit of an overstatement, but to understand why you need some context. For all of my life I have been a voracious reader. In most of my adult years I have read dozens of books each year. For many of those years I had the discipline of reading a Read more

  • The Goal of Think Like Jesus

    So exactly what am I trying to do with Think Like Jesus? To answer that question well I need to tell a little bit about the journey that I’ve been on myself these last few years. I have been blessed to grow up in the church. All of my earliest memories involve being in church Read more

  • Race Relations: My Journey

    What follows is just what the title suggests, my personal journey with race relations as an American-born United States citizen. I was born just after the “end” of what history has come to call the Civil Rights Movement. Greenville, South Carolina, a town with its own infamous history of racial tension, was my birthplace. From Read more

  • What Would You Do For A Job?

    I’ve been asking myself this question recently on a number of levels. In just a moment and in unusual order, I’ll start with the answer and work backwards. First you need to know that I have been unexpectedly unemployed for the last three months. For the first time since I was 14 years old I Read more

  • Churches As Hospitals

    The other day I posted the above quote. It raised quite a bit of online and offline discussion. So much so, that I felt it could and should be discussed further. In my understanding, this quote is an analogous attempt to contrast two ideas. 1.) Churches as museums… where ideas and artifacts and histories are Read more

  • Responding to Gay Marriage

    Awhile ago I wrote a piece that that went crazy. In case you missed it, you can find it here… LGBT: It’s All or Nothing. If you didn’t think this was an important issue… clearly, it is. For those who are interested, I thought we could dig down a bit today. This is a re-post that Read more

  • Do Good Christians Doubt?

    Do good Christians doubt? The way I have heard most Christians respond to this question seems to imply that true faith seeks to resist and eliminate doubt. I find such an approach to be disingenuous, misleading, and downright destructive. Let’s talk about why. Read more

  • Nothing Is Beyond You

    The famed artist Rich Mullins was working on a project at the time of his untimely death. Some fellow-artists took up that project and finished it in his honor. Among those tunes are this gem… one of my all-time favorites. I love the way it attempts to describe the otherness of God. Where could I Read more

  • The Spirit of Jesus and Religious Freedom

    With all of the venom (from both sides of the issue) coming from and to Indiana regarding the recent Religious Freedom Restoration Act, I thought it might be helpful to be reminded of the words of Jesus. The phrase I use in this title is one I have come to use frequently. I am often asked Read more

  • God’s Most Difficult Command

    The Bible is filled with commands that followers of Jesus are meant to embrace. Perhaps none is more difficult than the one found in Proverbs 3:5-6… Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do… Sounds simple, you say? I suppose at Read more

  • Mars Hill Church: A Cautionary Tale

    I have stared at a near-blank page every day since the news of the unraveling of Mars Hill Church. All I had previously written was the title. This was no classic case of writer’s block. There is a big part of me that would rather saying nothing at all about the recent happenings in and Read more

  • What re:THINK Is Not About

    As important as it is to say what you are trying to be about, I find it equally important to state what I am not trying to do or redo with this blog. The spirit of re:THINK is not to claim to know the best way. This is not about I’m right and you’re wrong. Read more