I Knew Jesus before He Was a Christian . . . and I Liked Him Better Then is an attempt to make an appropriate and helpful distinction between the gospel and religion, between Jesus and the institution in human history that has driven so many away from him. Yet it is a “pro-church” book that calls God’s people to do a better job of representing Jesus to the world by finding its true identity in him.

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This Week's Fax of Life

MOTHER AS GATEKEEPER TO CONSCIENCE
Children who have the good fortune to interact with their mothers a lot develop healthier consciences.[more]



This Week's Sermon

LOVING THE PERSON WHO ISN'T "ONE OF US"
The best way for the church to get clear about our mission in the world is to study the life of Jesus.[more]



BETTER TO ASK THAN ASSUME
"Better to Ask than Assume",communication,"mind-reading",rubel,shelly,"fax of life"[more]

EXPANDING YOUR WORLD
We all tend to live with narrow perspectives on life.[more]

SEEING THROUGH GOD'S EYES
What if we could see ourselves as God sees us?[more]

EVERYTHING IN ITS TIME AND PLACE
Gordon Dahl wrote: “Most middle-class Americans tend to worship their work, to work at their play, and to play at their worship."[more]