If you’ve ever looked for a new church or explored faith for the first time you know how complicated it can be. Religion that looks delicious on the surface can be awful once you take a big bite. Jesus was deeply concerned about this. He saved his harshest criticism for religion that looked good from […]

We all have deal breakers in our relationships, unforgivable things that can damage our relationships beyond repair. But are there deal breakers in our relationship with God? Is there an unforgivable sin that we could commit that is so bad that God simply can’t get over it? If so what is it, and what does […]

It makes sense that just religion would be rooted in justice. But how that plays out depends on what your definition of justice is. That word can mean different things to different people, and our definitions can cause us to have totally different outcomes in our lives. Jesus had a different definition of justice than […]

It makes sense that Christianity, the religion built around following Jesus, should be like he described – restful, easy to bear, light. So why isn’t that true for so many people? There’s so much tribalism, conflict, and division happening in large parts of the church that being a Christian can actually seem stressful. Why does […]

The Bible is full of stories and commands that can be confusing and complicated. How we interpret those things can either determine how we live out our faith or whether we are willing to trust the Bible at all. How do we interpret problematic parts of the Bible when so many people have different opinions […]

When it comes to uncertainty about God, there is one question that remains for many people: How do we know any of this is real? How can we prove it? If God exists beyond the quantifiable ways we measure and understand our physical world, how could we ever be certain about him?

When we think of gratitude we usually think of Thanksgiving. It’s the one time of year when we go around the table and say what we are thankful for before we can eat. But gratitude is more than just saying, “Thank you for this food.” Thankfulness has the power to improve your life in ways […]

Religion can be exhausting. The constant demands and expectations can leave us feeling burdened and weary, particularly when we are wrestling with spiritual doubt. How do we navigate this when the thing that’s supposed to give us hope is the very thing that is weighing us down? If you are weary and worn out by […]

What is God like? It’s a question that people and religion have wrestled with forever. Is he an old man with a beard sitting on a cloud? Is he the vengeful and angry God of the Old Testament? Often our uncertainty about God is rooted in inconsistent ideas of what he’s like that we were […]

Religious people tend to have a lot of certainty about God, the Bible and how to follow Jesus. So how do we account for the sometimes conflicting beliefs that exist within the church? There are many contrasting views in the church related to things different people are very certain about. Is it possible that we […]