Christianity

My Own Journey - Good, Bad and often Ugly 

Christianity Doesn't Make Sense

Christianity doesn't make sense. It's not supposed to...

Belief and Irony

There's a lot of irony in people's beliefs, Christian and otherwise. Irony in how they think those beliefs should shape their world view, and irony in the fact that most people get it wrong.

On Unity

If there's one thing that unites all of us, it's the fear that we're alone.

On Evil

Why does evil exist?

Why would an all-powerful, all-loving God allow such terrible things to happen? This problem of evil is behind many of our questions and doubts about the existence of God.

Grasping for...something

There are times when your heart aches for something, and you can't decipher what you're longing for. You may have felt it for a fleeting second at times in your life, but then it leaves. And you ache...

The Impossibility of Purity

What does it mean to be pure of heart? What does it mean to be chaste? For years, the church has talked about purity - and yet I've never met someone who's done it...

The Absurdity of Faith

The Christian worldview sounds absurd. The gist is that God became a man and lived his life as a carpenter for 30 years before preaching about the Kingdom of God to 15,000 people, give or take, in a remote region of the vast Roman empire. And now that he bore our sin for us and was resurrected, so too will we be resurrected if we trust in him. Absurd, all of it.

Why I seek 'safe' religion.

We go to church. We pray before going to sleep. We attend Bible study. We lead Bible study. But we still insist on standing with one foot outside the door...

Why are we afraid of our potential?

For years, I've looked at people (and myself) who have had so much potential, and without fail have chosen to take a path of mediocrity. Why?

On glory, and poultry

My business partner was telling me about a movie he saw that showed how they farm chickens these days.

The chickens grow up in the cages. Their beaks are burned off. They never walk, never move. And then they're killed. Sent to us, and we eat them. That's their life...

Who is God to you?

What is God like? What would you say if someone were to ask you?

The typical response would probably be something like, "I'm not sure." And, of course, with that response would come an air of indifference. Like it's not that important. Like you have more important things to do and my question has interrupted your day.

Abundance in a desert

You and I are never going to pursue something that we don't prefer. When I look at my pursuit of God, I must back up and look at my preference for God. And often, that preference is lukewarm at best.

Evolution vs. Creationism? I have better things to do.

You'd be amazed at how many people get upset when they learn that I really don't care about the whole evolution vs. creationism thing.

My Christian friends wonder how I can not care about a debate that is so pivotal to the "Christian cause." They wonder how something as big and important as the origin of life could be so unimportant to me.

My non-Christian friends wonder how I can not care about where we came from. They wonder how I can just blindly follow a faith that is incompatible with science and reason.

Building Your Personal Sanctuary

My first mini-book on the subject of faith.