Ten years ago, while earning my degree at Biola, I was given a homework assignment by Clay Jones to do either a blog post or a private email conversation exchange on the topic of the defense of the resurrection. I wasn’t sure at the time that putting my beliefs out on the public “airwaves” was a great idea. I knew I’d be ridiculed and attacked. Plus, I had grown up in a cultural environment in which people were more private with their beliefs. So, after giving it some thought, I opted for the email conversation exchange.

For several months after the assignment, I kept thinking about why I didn’t choose the public blog post. For a while, I endured a constant stream of thoughts about my decision. In time, when I could no longer let these thoughts linger, I gave up trying to resist. I designed my blogger account, recruited a co-blogger (partner in crime), and posted my first blog entry. Sure enough, mockery, derision, ridicule and threats all reared their ugly heads. Yet I also experienced some of the best conversations on God’s existence that I’ve ever had with people of different beliefs. I’ve also seen people let go of their close-mindedness, change their minds, and even change their hearts.

I have come to realize that my blog post was a microcosm of life in general. We all take the good with the bad. Sometimes we learn the most interesting and wonderful things right alongside some of the worst moments of our lives. It’s part of our humanness to live with such complexity. 

I wrote and posted to Confident Christianity for the first time on November 30, 2006. As we enter our second decade, our blog is changing to reflect our growth. You’ll see more posts, updated resources, additional helps for my LifeWay studies, up-to-date listing of my events, and lots of links to other great ministries! Though many things have changed since that first post, we’re still ministering through the work of answering doubts, building confidence and changing lives.

We’re so glad you’ve joined us for the journey!