Jeremy Riley: In a few words

Do you think that we should get everything right when it comes to believing in God? It might be odd hearing this from someone with a Masters in Theology, but I really don’t think so.  I have written several times here that God is not concerned about us getting things right.  He’s not primarily concerned [...]

Believing is important.  Signing off on a belief though is not necessarily the most important thing.   In other words, we don’t have to get everything right.  Getting everything right is not necessarily the most important thing for a follower of Christ. If I can be honest for a moment, I want to state for [...]

What do you fear? Do you fear commitment? How about spiders? Perhaps it’s failure? I can tell you what I fear, I fear starting. If you have ever had a dream, some unfulfilled vision, then my friends, Jon Acuff’s book START might be up your alley. If you have ever wanted to do something exceptional, [...]

Do not abandon yourselves to despair.  We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. -Pope John Paul II Do you ever find yourself abandoning hope in the moments chaos and despair?  Do you find yourself ever waking in the middle of the night and not knowing how you’re going to get through the [...]

Our pastor recently said that what is true about Jesus will be true of those who are united in Christ. Think about that for a second.   If we have been united in Christ, we too can share the same Spirit of power that raised Jesus from the dead.  Pretty incredible! In Christ I did [...]

My time at Fuller Seminary has dramatically shaped me in many ways.  One of the ways that it has formed me is the profound realization that Christianity is not concerned primarily with “going to heaven when I die.” Please hear me out before you send off a tweet like, “Farewell @jeremydriley” or “@jeremydriley has gone [...]

Have you ever had those moments where you were put on the spot and had to say something?  Only, when you were in that tight place, you froze and said nothing.  Or maybe you said the exact opposite of what needed to be said.  Isn’t that an awkward feeling? For me, I remember being asked [...]

“You are not yet who you are supposed to be.” Phew!  What a relief.   Are you stuck with labels given to you justly or unjustly?  Perhaps you have been called a loser, loner, liar, or loon.  Well, I have something to tell you: Craig Groeschel has some good news for you!  God knows who [...]

I think sometimes regular people like you and me can put ourselves in the awkward position of comparing ourselves to others, especially those who have gone before us.  We might compare our mundane life with the glamorous version of another’s life.  For example, some might say, “Francis was clearly holier than me, so there’s no way I [...]

Let me just admit before we begin that I’m a big Jon Acuff fan  (for those of you who said, “Jon who?” check out his website).  And just in case you haven’t been a reader of Acuff’s blogs, they’re pretty great. He has two blogs on his site.  The first is centered around pursuing your dreams [...]