Think Like Jesus

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Scripture as Source

  • 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 Value of the Resurrection of Jesus

    I love the apostle Paul. He cuts to the chase. He says the kinds of things that most of us think. Therefore, this Easter I offer zero commentary… just a sample of the simple words of this profound servant in 1 Corinthians 15: And if Christ was not raised, then all our preaching is useless, 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

  • Gender Identity & A High Regard for Scripture: A Review of Understanding Gender Dysphoria

    Disclaimer: the post that follows is a recent book review that I did for a Christian publisher. As such, I was mainly critiquing the author’s work. The main title for this review borrows a quote from the book’s author, Mark Yarhouse. He details a disparaging story (as most of his eventually are) of a man who, 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

  • You’re Not JUST A Youth Pastor

    Thursday afternoon near the end of my work day I stopped at a coffee shop on my route. I noticed a guy with a Bible and a few other books at a table nearby. We had a short conversation as he was leaving. Included in that exchange was my question, “Are you a pastor?” His Read more

  • What You Probably Never Knew About Robin Williams

    The answer to this title… anything. For the last few days I have read and heard pontifications surrounding the unfortunate death of Robin Williams. The fact is that a very minute number of those same people knew anything about him. Most of us only knew his persona. So for anyone to draw “certain” conclusions about Read more

  • The Stickers That Saved My Life

    Before we begin, no, I don’t believe the stickers literally saved my life. And, no, I am not even talking about my physical life. However, none of that makes any part of my story any less true. Recently a new friend of mine learned that I had been a church planter and that our church closed. Read more

  • Scrapping My Plans

    We were asked to write in my senior yearbook about what we thought we’d be doing years down the road. I don’t remember the assigned numeric value of said reach. Of course answers ranged from silly to sillier with a dash of serious. Without searching through dozens of boxes for the exact words, I can Read more

  • An Eye for An Eye

    Comedian Ron White hails from the great state of Texas. Part of his routine includes a bit about the death penalty… That’s right, if you come to Texas and kill somebody, we will kill you back. That’s our policy. That would be funny, except that it isn’t. Most of us do not need any convincing Read more