#John

Jan 2, 20237 min read

Who Is Jesus?

The following excerpt is adapted from a book I’m releasing in just a few weeks, Essential Christianity: The Heart of the Gospel in Ten...

Jan 24, 20194 min read

When Life Is Tough, You Need This Vision of Jesus

Back in the day, in my Christian school classroom, there was an enormous picture of Jesus. At least, it was supposed to be Jesus. It...

Sep 26, 20183 min read

Embracing Interruptions in a Distraction-filled World

Distraction is not the same as divine interruption. Jesus seemed to be entirely “indistractible” on the one hand but imminently...

Jul 18, 20188 min read

God Wasn’t Late After All

Excerpted with permission from Not God Enough, copyright J.D. Greear. Robert E. Lee trusted few men more than Major General James Ewell...

Jul 5, 20173 min read

In the Christian Life, Believing Is Seeing

Imagine that you’d been blind your whole life, and suddenly, through some medical miracle, you regained your sight. How would you prove...

Jun 28, 20173 min read

God’s Love Turns “Gomers” into “Hoseas”

Most people think they have to clean themselves up and make a bunch of changes before God will receive them. In Christianity, however, we...

Jun 13, 20174 min read

What Jesus Says to Every Doubter

More than any other Bible figure, many of us are like doubting Thomas. We don’t typically associate ourselves with the skeptical...

Nov 3, 20164 min read

Plumb Line #7: The Local Church Is God’s “Plan A”

I’ve never been with someone on the last night of their life when they knew it was the last night of their life. I’ve never heard some...