We very much want to believe we are good. Not flawless, perhaps ... but decent. Well-intentioned. Caring enough. People with worthy hearts who mostly mean well, who try to contribute, who would never intentionally do harm. This belief is comforting. It props us up. It allows us to move through the world with a quiet internal nod: I’m not the problem. And yet ... this may be the great stumbling block. Because the repentance the Bible talks about does not begin with obvious vi
Every once in a while doubt arises, usually with a raised eyebrow and a tired sigh: What if we made it all up? What if Jesus is a beautifully crafted myth ... an ancient con job, polished by centuries of repetition? It’s a fair question. Healthy even. Faith that can’t survive honest daylight isn’t faith; it’s superstition with better manners. But here’s the thing. When you actually look at the story we’re supposedly accusing of being fabricated, it behaves very badly for a li
There are days when opening the morning news feels a bit like opening the refrigerator and discovering that something has gone spectacularly bad while you weren't paying attention. One headline tells of another war. Another reports a senseless act of violence. Somewhere, someone has been "cancelled" before breakfast. Families stop speaking over politics. Lifelong friendships dissolve over a Facebook post. Strangers exchange insults with such enthusiasm that one wonders if kin
