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  • The Weakest Warrior (A Psalm of Ernie)

    The eyes of the Lord are upon even the weakest worshipers who love him— those who wait in hope and expectation for the strong, steady love of God.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭33:18‬ ‭TPT‬‬

  • Becoming a Jesus-Lover

    It is a very good thing to be a follower of Jesus. But like people in the gospels, we today can end up following Jesus for many reasons: salvation, miracles, curiosity, etc. Those are all good things. But they are not the same as actually loving Jesus for Himself. It…

  • My One Thing: Keep Growing Closer to Jesus

    Philippians 3:13 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, At this point in my Christian life my one aspiration is for all of us to Keep Growing Closer to…

  • Sign Up Now! Experience Discipling by Jesus during Lent 2021

    Tickets now available for our inaugural season, starting February 25th/26th Discipling by Jesus is a novel public co-devotional format, where we help each other learn and demonstrate how to keep growing closer to Jesus, via His Word & Spirit, Body & Blood. We come together online for seven weeks to read, meditate, journal, and respond…

  • 2/13 Show Notes for Inspired Stewardship

    It was immense privilege to be interviewed Scott Maderer for the February 13th episode of the Inspired Stewardship Podcast. We discussed my crazy career journey, helpful spiritual practices, and how I want to be remembered a century from now. Below are links to some of the resources and concepts I…

  • Playlist DBJ-2021A-TROP: The Redemption of Peter

    [Shout out to blog reader Kate for pushing me to publish this early!] The Calling of Peter: Luke 5:1-11 Walking on the Water: Matthew 14:22-33 Peter Confesses and Rebukes Jesus: Matthew 16:13-28 Mount of Transfiguration: Matthew 17:1-13 Peter Denies Jesus: Luke 22:31-62 Jesus Restores Peter: John 21:1-25

  • Discipling by Jesus to Align with Love

    The premise of Discipling by Jesus is that uniting with Christ is what enables us to become fully human, as we learn to love our Selves and Others as Jesus does.

  • First Love: Sat 2/6 Design Summit for Lent 2021

    Lent has always been a time for the followers of Jesus to reflect and prepare for remembering Christ’s death and resurrection. This year, in light of everything that has happened over the last twelve months, I would like to take that to the next level. My dream for Lent and…

  • What if Christ was a Verb?

    I recently learned (probably from Seth Godin) that there are two types of roles: certified and performative. Roles defined by certification can be faked; for example, a man can sit in a medical office, examine patients, and give advice without really being a doctor. Conversely, the mere act of executing…

  • TGR-S6E7: Jubilee

    This Friday, 15 Jan 2021 (1PM Pacific) marks the Finale of The Great Reset, a quest for a more resilient Christianity that began six season (42 weeks) ago in the shadow of COVID-19. The Biastes and Biastas reflect on what God has done in, through, and among them, while Ernie…

  • Dream: Billionaires

    We lost. Our tour bus is heading back to the hotel. We thought we had a chance. We hadn’t known each other at all when this started. We were just a random group of strangers thrown onto a team. But something improbable happened. We fell in love with each other.…

  • The Smile on God’s Face

    In response to the recent storming of the US Capitol.
I hate it.
I hate You.

  • The Answer

    The only real answer is Jesus. The only real problem is sin. The only real work is the cross. In the end, we only have Him.

  • Dream: Prison Break (About Abjection)

    Dream: Prison Break (About Abjection)

    A story of Law and Grace Two men. Old. Ghosts. With a mule. 1897. Treasure Hunters. They capture me. Take me into a dungeon. Make me dig. I break free. Shove them into an abyss Including their little black dog. Ignoring their screams for help. I open the steel door…

  • TGR-S6E6: How to Cure Train Wrecks

    Join us on The Great Reset (via Zoom or YouTube Live at Tue Jan 5, 2020 at 1PM PST) as Ernie pitches a framework for tying together our recent themes of discipleship, reconciliation, and loving more like Jesus. Question: Is there a single thing that both causes and sustains “train wrecks” (i.e., cascades of broken relationships)? If…

  • TGR-S6E5: Wounded Feelings

    Join us on The Great Reset (via Zoom or YouTube Live at Tue Dec 29 1PM PST) as we work through the revelations from last week’s episode. Question: How should we respond when we are hurt by the actions of other believers — who themselves are hurting? Perspective: Seek the…

  • TRG-S6E4: Core Concepts

    Join us on The Great Reset (via Zoom or YouTube Live at Tue Dec 22 1PM PST) as David Johnson pitches us on the concepts he feels we need to Love More Like Jesus. Question: What does this group need in order to function the way God intended for us?…

  • Our Covenant with Cast Members

    Dear Participants: Thank you for being part of The Great Reset [also applies to Discipling By Jesus]. We want to honor your vulnerability at participating in this live stream, so please let us know if you are ever not comfortable with: Publishing the video, Answering a question, or Deviating from…

  • TRG-S6E3: All Creation Groans

    Join us on The Great Reset (via Zoom or YouTube Live at Tue Dec 15 1PM PST) as we wrestle with Ted’s challenge about how to love the whole world More Like Jesus. Question: Why did God place us in a world full of brokenness and pain? Perspective: So we…

  • Prelude to Reconciliation

    Type I Response I feel pain Someone just did something I see what they did wrong I blame them for my pain It is because they are broken I try to fix them They do not let me This implies they will cause me more pain I escalate or run…