[A version of this post originally appeared in my weekly newsletter where I tell a funny story with a spiritual point. Sign up here.] I really hate the phrase “it’s like riding a bike” because, for all intents and purposes, I can’t actually...
Before tempering out in my later college years, I was a very angry and arrogant person. I had an ax to grind, but I did my grinding chiefly for the Lord. My anger and arrogance were directly tied to my identity as a passionate, “superstar” Christian who...
If you don’t know the mission, you can never know if you are on the right track. I believe this is especially true when it comes to churches. The church must understand its purpose and aim in order to most effectively measure every practice it engages in. The...
Oh, I was once so naive… I once believed that if I just get a Ph.D., it will give me the authority to speak on matters that are important to me. Now, I realized, I was very much wrong. People, especially Christians, don’t seem to really respect people with...
I believe churches should teach on Christan friendship ten times more than they teach on Christian marriage. Okay, the “ten times” is just a number I picked out of a hat, but the point is that Christian friendship as a concept is going to benefit people...
Jake Doberenz is an eclectic creator with multiple passions. Jake takes a creative, out-of-the-box approach to communicating the Christian faith in the 21st century.
