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About This Site

Welcome. I’m grateful you’ve found your way here.

This space was born from a lifelong conviction that the Kingdom of God is not a distant someday—it is a present reality waiting to be seen, practiced, and shared. I write to help uncover that reality in the midst of everyday life: in the way we care for one another, confront injustice, share our abundance, and create communities where everyone has what they need to flourish.

For nearly two decades, I have preached, taught, questioned, learned, and walked with people through joy and heartache. Scripture has been my soil and my breath. Along the way, one truth has remained constant: faith is not an escape from the world’s pain; it is God’s invitation to transform it.

Here you’ll find reflections, essays, explorations of Scripture, and practical guides for living out the Kingdom of God in your neighborhood, your relationships, and your choices. We’ll wrestle with hard questions. We’ll tell honest stories. We’ll look closely at the voices Scripture centers—voices of the poor, the powerless, the overlooked—and ask how their stories call us to act today.

This site is not about doctrinal supremacy, partisan certainty, or drawing tighter circles. It’s about widening the table. Listening deeply. Practicing love in ways that cost something. And discovering together what it means to live as a Kingdom people in a world hungry for justice, compassion, and hope.

If you are longing for a faith that is inclusive, courageous, rooted in Scripture, and committed to the freedom and dignity of others—you are welcome here. If you carry questions, doubts, or stories that don’t fit easily into the traditional molds—you are welcome, too.

We journey toward wholeness together.

My prayer is that something in these pages awakens your imagination, challenges your assumptions, and strengthens your resolve to love as God has loved us: freely, fiercely, and for the sake of all.

Let’s seek the Kingdom—right here, right now, and in the company of one another.