Ryan sat down with Jeremy Bell to discuss adoption, acceptance, and God's great love and plan. Thank you to Jeremy for opening up about his adoption and sharing his heart for God.

If our true, core identity is rooted first and foremost in Christ, then we will not be ruled by our ever-changing social identities. He is the giver of new names!

Is God fully knowable? No. He's God, but the pursuit of knowing Him is worth the effort. Is God fully comprehendible? No. He's God, but the intimate understanding is worth the journey.

Ryan sat down with his oldest son, August, to discuss life at 13. The two touched on growing up, education, faith, and Minecraft.

Big thanks to my buddy August for taking time from his rigorous schedule of playing the Switch, watching anime, and messing with his brother to chat with me. As we approach Father's Day soon-ish, I'm thankful for my kids.

True passion for God requires humility, which is not self-deprecation, but laying down your own will to honor and pursue the Father's will; to value what God values above all else.

Passion is more closely related to suffering than to pleasure. The Latin root means to suffer or endure for something or someone. Jesus' passion took Him to the cross for you, leading to redemption.

Will your passions reveal His redemption or bind you to the world?

When we invest in God's wisdom, we bear fruit in the appropriate time, and we become spiritually prosperous - breaking through life's challenges as Jesus prepares us for heaven.

Our passion is a mirror into what we truly value. What are you most passionate about? Do they reflect your value for God?

Ryan and Allen sat down to discuss faith, politics, and the world in between the two. The conversation was cut short due to a technical difficulty coinciding with a real life emergency. Hopefully we'll be able to revisit the conversation soon.

Spiritual abuse perpetrated by those who claim the name of Christ is real and needs to be addressed. It can be an abuse of power and authority or subtle words and accusations. It diminishes and divides us, and can lead to or originate from other types of abuse, as well. The Christian response is for restoration - not to the status quo allowing further abuse - but to fellowship with God and His bride.