For a long time I listened to other people to decide whether I was still Christian or not, and I would sort of vet myself by the traditional formulae.

Salvation happens every time someone with a key uses it to open a door he could lock instead.

I'm a follower of the Christ path, and that opens a huge discussion about what we even mean by words like "Christian."

Humanity can be pretty stinky.

For a long time I listened to other people to decide whether I was still Christian or not, and I would sort of vet myself by the traditional formulae.

I'm leaving out some of the hugely successful megachurches, of which I have very little experience.

The church grew, and I gained a reputation for preaching, and people came, and it was a wonderful community. But we had a building that seated 82 people, and with a congregation then approaching 400 we were up to four services on Sunday, and everyone was tired.