Grown-Up FaithSample

Faith was never meant to be an add-on in life. It’s meant to be the context for everything we do. And I believe a genuine faith in Christ that has grown-up and developed maturity is the answer to all of humanity’s problems. It is the one thing that can give us the kind of life we want, the bigger life Jesus promises. In John 10:10 he said, “I came so [you] can have real and eternal life, more and better life than [you] ever dreamed of” (THE MESSAGE).

When we have a grown-up faith that develops real maturity, we can meet any and every challenge life throws at us. Faith doesn’t lead to a perfect or trouble-free life, but it delivers a whole life, a fulfilling life, one that really works on every level. I believe this so deeply I’ve bet my career, my life, and my eternity on it.

Whatever your circumstances or attitude about faith and Christianity, I invite you to investigate the promise of this bigger life. I especially welcome you if you come as a skeptic, because I tend to be skeptical too. Since I don’t naturally possess a lot of faith, I look for the most logical and practical path. And if Jesus is really God, if the Bible is really true, and if grown-up faith really has the power to give you a fulfilling and productive life, then it must withstand the highest level of skeptical scrutiny. So ask questions. Challenge ideas. I’m convinced Jesus and the Bible will stand up to any scrutiny. And if you’re willing to engage in this process and examine what it means to grow up your faith, your life will be transformed, and you will experience the bigger life, one that’s more and better than you ever dreamed.

Grown-up faith has God-sized answers to these life-size questions. As we answer each of them together, I hope you’ll be shaped by God’s Word and by a new understanding of God’s perspective. This will change your worldview and transform your life.