Life is beautiful, isn’t it? It is full of amazing joys: friendship, the stunning beauty of a sunset on Clear Lake, the experience of love, your first successful venture where everything seems to work...  Read More

The magnificent story of Jesus Christ revolves around Jesus' suffering on the cross and his death. It was "for us," in many ways. It shows us a God who forgives, who loves, and who suffers with us. Th...  Read More

The truth is bigger than we think. It really shouldn't be domesticated, shrunk down, or controllable. Yet, sometimes we do this, even with the truth of Jesus. When the truth is a person, God incarnate...  Read More

Do you struggle with being “good enough” even after professing faith in Jesus? Do you still wonder if God likes you? Do you hesitate to think of yourself as “very good”?It's not about just us. Because...  Read More

When you think of yourself and our world, does "very good" come to mind? Or does something else come to mind first? The gospel is a story of goodness --  of reclaiming and uncovering the goodness that...  Read More

“Beauty will save the world.” This is a quote from the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky in his story The Idiot.What he didn’t mean was that superficial beauty that is only visible to the eyes will s...  Read More

"If your salvation does not include living with God (right now) in beauty, truth, and goodness, it's going to be a very dry haul..."This is a quote from philosopher Dallas Willard in chapter 4 of The ...  Read More

What makes Christianity distinct is which God we worship. We worship not just an undefined idea or image of God (and yes, we all have an image of God in our minds). What makes Christianity distinct is...  Read More

Type your new text here. “Be about the work of building my kingdom.”  Said Jesus never. I’m serious. Go check. I’ll wait.... While I’m waiting, let me draw attention to what Jesus said to Peter: “You ...  Read More

There are versions of the story of the gospel that are not beautiful, good, or true. Even if they are "Biblical." Interesting thought, isn't it? Don't you want to know what versions of the story these...  Read More

I played a lot of baseball growing up. I have many memories of games won and lost, practicing and playing under great coaches, and fun times with teammates. In my fading memory, there is one game in p...  Read More

What role do beauty, goodness, and truth play in your life? Is the story that shapes your life just "truth"? Does the "truth" that makes sense of reality also reflect beauty and goodness? When you thi...  Read More