Lent exists because we are forgetful creatures. We forget how hungry we really are.
The Pharisee valued fasting and giving tithes, but could not find value in his fellow sinner.
God is not a tool in our hands. He does not exist to serve our goals, our metrics, or our platforms.

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We love those who enable us to see our love for ourselves reflected back at us.
Theology is not to simply adopt the positions and presuppositions of philosophy, nor should it reject philosophy.
As our first parents had a bond with the animals, as Noah had animals with him in the reboot of creation after the flood, so after this old creation comes to an end, we will enjoy a new creation that includes animals.
Jesus does not say to us, “Try really hard, and you will be better.”
Biblically speaking, we won’t find much evidence for a preordained spouse.
The following is an excerpt adapted from, “Human Rights and Human Dignity,” written by John Warwick Montgomery (1517 Publishing, 2016).
Perhaps best known for his “wager,” Pascal is often associated with this curious argument for the existence of God and eternal blessedness.
In life, we make decisions, from the most basic to the most lasting, lacking specific knowledge about the outcome.
Pelagianism is the ancient heresy that says that if you work hard enough and will something strongly enough, you can prevent sin
We are a people always seeking, always moving, always striving for more: it is the American way.
We don’t need another human to love us, so we become our own divinity full of self-directed, unconditional acceptance.
I grew up playing baseball – mostly “street” baseball, with a bunch of friends. It was one of my passions in life.