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What Denomination Are You?
There’s a reality I keep running into over and over again in conversations about Christianity. The second someone hears the words “Roman Catholic Church,” walls go up. Guards come up. Assumptions come up. People stop listening before the conversation even begins. And honestly, I think if we removed denominational titles for just a moment and… Read more
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Faith That Moves: What the Blind Man Shows Us About Works
There’s a common claim you hear all the time: works don’t matter, just believe. It sounds simple. It sounds clean. But when you actually open Scripture, that idea starts to fall apart pretty quickly. The tension usually shows up when Catholics talk about works. The response is almost automatic: “That’s legalism,” or “you’re trying to… Read more
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Who Told You Which Books Belong In The Bible?
Quite a few years ago I was at a party when the conversation turned to religion, I forget how, but it was about a certain teaching that dealt with the deuterocanonical books. It always turns religious with me, haha. Someone asked what I believed, and after I answered, a lutheran buddy jumped in with confidence… Read more
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What was Finished on the Cross?
Every Easter I am recalled back to a conversation I had with a friend about this exact topic. I asked her what Jesus Christ meant when He said, “It is finished” (John 19:30). Without hesitation, she said, “His salvific work is complete.” That’s the answer most people give. It sounds right. It feels complete. But… Read more
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The True Goal
There is always a goal in front of us, and for most of our lives we assume that the problem is choosing the right one rather than questioning the entire pattern of choosing itself. Only with time do we begin to see that each stage we once treated as ultimate eventually shrinks in our rearview… Read more
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When Fear Masquerades as Conviction
I did not grow up Christian. I was raised in a Buddhist home shaped by immigration, memory, and obligation rather than by formal religious institutions. In America, our practice looked nothing like the tradition my mother had known in Vietnam. There was no temple nearby, no monks, no communal rhythm of worship. What remained was… Read more
Disciples At The Ready 