This week I tackle Jesus's observed theology concerning people, and what scripture has to say about love and anger. #Unoffendable #BrantHansen

This is a series of posts on a book I am not recommending you read, but will provide the link so you can read the first couple of chapters for yourself, if you would like, or purchase if, in spite of my review, you are thinking there might be something in it for you. To Trust or Not To Trust, That Is the Question “John 2 tells us, Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people. No…

Though the second chapter begins with what I see as good advice, it seems to conflate concepts throughout, and ends with what to me is a hair-raising conclusion. #Unoffendable

This will be a series of posts on a book I am not recommending you read, but will provide the link so you can read the first couple of chapters for yourself, if you would like, or purchase if, in spite of my review, you are thinking there might be something in it for you. CHAPTER 2 Good Advice Chapter 2 opens with some good counsel. Choosing not to take offense is not about simply ignoring…

Considering he accolades of such high-profile authors as all Alan Hirsch and Frank Viola (who I hold in high regard), you would think I would love this book. But I do not. #Unoffendable

This will be a series of posts on a book I am not recommending you to read, but will provide the link so you can read the first couple of chapters for yourself, if you would like, or purchase if, in spite of my review, you are thinking there might be something in it for you. Considering he accolades of such high-profile authors as all Alan Hirsch and Frank Viola (who I hold in high regard), you…

I believe Jesus gives us a phenomenal way to measure our lives. He does so by describing the Kingdom of God using a parable in Matthew 25. 

In this parable, Jesus likened the Kingdom of God to a manager who gave to his servants “each according to his ability.” Here’s why this is really good news for you and me: It means we never have to compare what we have received with what anyone else has. It means whatever you were given is exactly what God thinks you can be trusted with at this time in your life. 

You might want a spouse. How do you treat your family, friends and current relationships God has already given you? You might want more money. How are you stewarding what you already have? 

We could easily measure our success or failure by our education or lack thereof, bank account, job title, relationship status, or social media followers, but God isn’t measuring your life by any of those standards. He’s measuring your life by seeing what you can be trusted with. 

Accepting this truth frees you from being offended by people who don’t think you’re being or doing enough. Don’t believe the lie that you will be good enough if and when you have a higher degree, six figures in the bank, CEO on the business card, happily married, or averaging 100 likes per post. Strangers on the Internet don’t get to decide if you are a success or a failure. God does.  

“For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.”