How we think about God and our world is critical for living in the story He has for us. These articles by Ron Tewson will challenge you to consider and reconsider your understanding of God,  deepen your faith, and build your confidence.

From earliest childhood we find ourselves searching for an affirmation of value. “Look at me” we cry. “See how high I can jump!” We all want to matter. Organizations have surfaced over the years to raise the value of people groups by the changing and enforcing of laws, which can be good. But it can also be a slippery slope because when human value is measured by the metrics of ever-changing cultures, it is only as secure as the next election cycle, military coup, or rising

Miller Brewing Company launched an advertising campaign in 1973 that introduced a new product to the beverage market: light beer. It had fewer calories and carbs, but would it taste as good? The advertising featured athletes and celebrities bantering over whether it was the new beer’s taste or caloric lightness that made it so good. It became one of the most successful advertising campaigns in history, making “Great taste…Less filling” an iconic slogan. Discipleship has beco

The other day I watched the Jesus Revolution movie and found it affecting me far more than I had expected. I was living in the San Francisco area when it all started, and the ripples of that movement changed me forever. So regardless of how many stars you give the film, one thing stands out: it was a conversation-fueled revolution. Most churches find themselves on an endless quest to discover the latest methods for drawing people to Jesus. I spent hundreds of hours as a pa

I've read plenty of Shakespeare over the years, and there’s a phrase you’ve probably heard that comes from a monologue in his play, As You Like It: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." The character is saying everyone is playing a part in the unfolding drama of life. They enter through birth and exit through death. So if we're all players on the stage of life, the obvious question is simple, yet profound: Who is the audience? One of the things

I was hit with something in the summer of 2020 that took me to one of the most challenging places of my life. On the morning of July 7, it felt like there was something in my eye. The next morning found me at our family doctor, and then on to the ophthalmologist (eye specialist). The diagnosis? Shingles on the cornea of my eye. It soon spread to the left side of my face and head, and within two weeks the lights went out—literally. Exposure to light of any kind triggered inten

I meet people from time to time who say they’ve defriended God because He didn’t do what they thought He should. The sick grandmother they prayed for didn’t get better, and tragedy took the life of a loved one. Where was God? If He’s really powerful and in charge, He’d fix everything. Right? Well, no. Everybody Jesus fixes ends up dead. Not exactly a winning record if that’s how you keep score. God chose to create our world in a framework of time and space, which means everyt