Think Like Jesus

what it means to be Christian

  • A Return to Reading

    OK, this title is admittedly a bit of an overstatement, but to understand why you need some context. For all of my life I have been a voracious reader. In most of my adult years I have read dozens of books each year. For many of those years I had the discipline of reading a Read more

  • The Value of the Resurrection of Jesus

    I love the apostle Paul. He cuts to the chase. He says the kinds of things that most of us think. Therefore, this Easter I offer zero commentary… just a sample of the simple words of this profound servant in 1 Corinthians 15: And if Christ was not raised, then all our preaching is useless, Read more

  • The Goal of Think Like Jesus

    So exactly what am I trying to do with Think Like Jesus? To answer that question well I need to tell a little bit about the journey that I’ve been on myself these last few years. I have been blessed to grow up in the church. All of my earliest memories involve being in church Read more

  • Race Relations: My Journey

    What follows is just what the title suggests, my personal journey with race relations as an American-born United States citizen. I was born just after the “end” of what history has come to call the Civil Rights Movement. Greenville, South Carolina, a town with its own infamous history of racial tension, was my birthplace. From Read more

  • What Would You Do For A Job?

    I’ve been asking myself this question recently on a number of levels. In just a moment and in unusual order, I’ll start with the answer and work backwards. First you need to know that I have been unexpectedly unemployed for the last three months. For the first time since I was 14 years old I Read more

  • Churches As Hospitals

    The other day I posted the above quote. It raised quite a bit of online and offline discussion. So much so, that I felt it could and should be discussed further. In my understanding, this quote is an analogous attempt to contrast two ideas. 1.) Churches as museums… where ideas and artifacts and histories are Read more

  • Exactly What Kind of Tree Is This?

    I am posting an article that I first wrote 11 years ago. For your enjoyment, I chose not to update the picture. I did update a couple of the outdated cultural references. I do find it (at least) odd that we are still talking about “The War on Christmas”. Well, it’s that time of year Read more

  • Gender Identity & A High Regard for Scripture: A Review of Understanding Gender Dysphoria

    Disclaimer: the post that follows is a recent book review that I did for a Christian publisher. As such, I was mainly critiquing the author’s work. The main title for this review borrows a quote from the book’s author, Mark Yarhouse. He details a disparaging story (as most of his eventually are) of a man who, Read more

  • I’m Not Better Than You… I Just Think I Am.

    Please keep reading. One of the ugliest truths about myself that I have had to come to terms with is hiding in the back half of this post’s title. My head and heart are almost constantly overestimating my own worth. It has always been this way. Always. It began in the Garden of Eden. It Read more

  • Responding to Gay Marriage

    Awhile ago I wrote a piece that that went crazy. In case you missed it, you can find it here… LGBT: It’s All or Nothing. If you didn’t think this was an important issue… clearly, it is. For those who are interested, I thought we could dig down a bit today. This is a re-post that Read more

  • Do Good Christians Doubt?

    Do good Christians doubt? The way I have heard most Christians respond to this question seems to imply that true faith seeks to resist and eliminate doubt. I find such an approach to be disingenuous, misleading, and downright destructive. Let’s talk about why. Read more

  • Graduation Sunday for Process Church

    Three years ago Process Church had its final service. That is a day I will never forget. This is the email I sent to our supporters that evening… Today’s goal was beautifully accomplished… brag on the good things God has done in our midst. There were stories of lives changed and lives challenged to see Jesus Read more