Syllabus

...teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you... — Matthew 28:20a

It's tempting to teach people how to live Biblical lives. It sets me up as an authority—a master. But Jesus calls us to make disciples of him, to teach people to observe (keep, obey, guard) his commands. My primary job is to point people to Christ and tell them to obey everything he says. If they can't figure it out or don't understand, I can help. But Jesus must be centered. After all, the whole canon of scripture testifies about him.

Curiosity, Discovery, and Creativity

This is the world of a little child. And I never outgrew it. Some have tried to reform me, failed, and benefited from their failure. I like turning over rocks. Under one, I found something that saved my employer $20 million/year! (Impractical?) There is a whole world, a whole universe, still to be discovered. It's a cosmos full of interesting people, places, cultures, and things. And God is bigger still!

Spaces of Change

In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. ⏤ Philippians 1:4-6

I can remember seasons of big shifts in my spiritual understanding: the mid-1970s, the mid-1980s, the 2010s, and especially these past three years. Each shift has brought me into bigger spaces, not smaller.