An Appeal to All Who Hate, Distrust, or Are Angry With Christians
From my heart to yours
If you detest, despise, distrust, or are otherwise disappointed or disenchanted with Christians and/or Christianity, this is for you.
I’m a Bible-believing Christian — and a pastor.
I obviously can’t speak for everyone who identifies as a Christian. We’re a pretty broad and diversified bunch. And I don’t pretend to be anything close to perfect or somehow uniquely qualified to represent the entire Christian community.
The best representative of Christianity is (and always will be) Jesus.
Not me or anyone else who professes the Name of Jesus.
But…if you’ll hear it (or “read” it), I’d like to share my heart with you.
I professed Christ as a child. I went through a period of intense doubt in my twenties and again in my early thirties. But I now stand (in my fifties) solid in my identity with Christ. I believe in God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the Bible — and do so with passion and no reservation.
I don’t consider myself better than anyone else.
On the contrary, all human beings are made in the image of God. And I strive (as Jesus commands) to love my neighbor — and that is anyone God puts in the…
