Understanding the Trinity Doctrine

Understanding the Trinity Doctrine

The Origins of the Trinity Doctrine From the beginnings of the Christian movement, the earliest followers of Jesus held a profound paradox in creative tension. On the one hand, the nascent Christian movement, emerging out of Judaism, continued to be ardently...
Essential Christianity: Building Faith That Lasts

Essential Christianity: Building Faith That Lasts

One of my secret joys is building LEGO sets with my kids. It doesn’t matter what we’re building, I just enjoy the whole process—the instructions, the endless hunt for those tiny last pieces, the thrill of the finished work. My daughter and I once spent days assembling...
Unanswered Prayer and Trust in God

Unanswered Prayer and Trust in God

For me (Jason) prayer was always about words. In my circles, intercessor was viewed as a spiritual office, like pastor and teacher. Prayer became a specialized skill, a badge for the super spiritual: we were “prayer warriors.” We saw the brokenness in our world, so we...
Lead Your Pack: Why Children Need Loving Authority

Lead Your Pack: Why Children Need Loving Authority

What Loving Authority Looks Like for New Moms I would give two pieces of advice to new moms. The first piece is this. Take a photo every day and print your photo book every year. If you don’t follow this advice, it is very possible that your oldest child will be...
Do We Have a Guardian Angel? A Look at the Evidence

Do We Have a Guardian Angel? A Look at the Evidence

Understanding the Idea of a Guardian Angel Beliefs about angels are typically an amalgam of what people pick up from popular culture, what they remember from childhood cartoons, and what they have culled from casual Bible reading. Consequently, there are a lot of...