The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program–Week Nine
Chapter Seven: The Stick in Your Hand I hope you loved chapter seven. It was one of my favorites because it addressed one of the…
Chris Jackson
Pastor Author Teacher
Chris Jackson
Pastor Author Teacher
Living in half of the equation—and why that stinks
There are many equations in life that really stink if you only get to experience half of them. For instance, if there were no results…
The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program–Week Eight
Chapter Six: A Hole in Me If you’re still reading this book with me, you’ve surely discovered that it is a tough book. It isn’t…
Down with the glorified self
Working in Los Angeles County can be hazardous to one’s health. I’m not talking about the high-speed freeways or the frantic pace of life, but…
Conscience Excerpt–Chapter 2
I’m not sure if I’ll post a chapter every week, but I thought I would add at least a few more excerpts from my book…
The Hole in our Gospel–Reading Program Week Seven
Chapter Five: The Three Greatest Commandments So how are you doing in your reading? We’re seven weeks into our collective reading of The Hole In…
Pretending until it’s real
“All mortals tend to turn into the thing they are pretending to be.” Thus said Screwtape, the shrewd demon mentor, to Wormwood, the demon-in-training, in…
The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program–Week Six
Chapter Four: The Towering Pillars of Compassion and Justice Kidnapping…trafficking…children forced to serve as violent soldiers…sexual exploitation…these horrifying acts of human degradation are nearly too…
The Greatest Christian Myth Ever Told
“God will never give you more than you can carry.” I’m not sure how this phrase became so widely popularized because it’s not even remotely…
Some inspired/uninspired thoughts about Moms
A mother is a person, who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces that she never did care for…