I am BEYOND excited to announce the official launch of a new company that Michelle and I have been working on this year. It’s called Communion Wine Co. and is an opportunity for us to draw people together around wine to experience Jesus in new ways.

We have a number of ideas of what we can do with this, but much of our early focus will be on weekend tours to Oregon wine country. We’d love for you to consider joining us on one of these experiences no matter which state you live in. These weekends will combine conversations about life, discussions about Jesus, and of course… lots of good wine. It’s like a guided wine tour built on spiritual discussions.

Here are few ways you can be a part of this with us if you are interested:

• Click here (or use the form below) to sign up with your email for our interest list.
• Follow us on our social media accounts: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
• Check out our new website at www.CommunionWineCo.com
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My friend Kurt Willems has a book coming out in March and I had the chance to read an early copy. It’s called Echoing Hope: How the Humanity of Jesus Redeems our Pain. I could recommend this book without even reading it because I can recommend Kurt as a person. And after reading it, I can say that the book represents him well.

Kurt is the pastor of Pangea Church in Washington. I would describe him as a pastoral theologian… and his book reads the same way. By that I mean he will connect with you on an emotional level while simultaneously dropping some profound theological depth in the process. It’s a rare skill to be able to balance the two as well as he does.

We are halfway through 2019 by now. It’s a good time to reflect on how the year has gone so far and what you might want to do differently to finish it out more intentionally. It’s also a time for me to take stock of my reading so far this year.

Here are the books I’ve read since January with my rating for them (5 being the best) along with a brief review. Any book without a number rating has been given to me by the author or publisher. 

As Christians, what are we supposed to do with the apparent contradictions in the Bible?

Panic. Run. Scream. Abandon all hope.

Okay, that might be a bit of a drastic response to this question. Yet most Christians feel noticeably uncomfortable asking this question, let alone acknowledging this is a real issue in which many people wrestle to find a solution. Even the fact I’m addressing this question will frustrate some people (and you haven’t even read my answer yet!).