God – Mark Wessner

Delivered from Fear

Have you ever experienced an internal conflict? A relationship that was confusing, a looming decision that was unclear, or emotions that seemed to contradict each…

Spirituality

Is there a God?

mark February 6, 2019 No Comments Christianity experience God logic spirituality

Over the years, I have been asked some version of “Is there a God?” many times. It is a great question to ask! And actually,…

Talking about God

How to study religion (and God)

mark April 20, 2017 1 Comment anthropology God history literary criticism sociology

I am not a plumber. I don’t have any skills that even remotely look like what a plumber would have. Whenever I encounter a plumbing…

Talking about God

Three views of God (part 2)

mark April 13, 2017 1 Comment Christianity God islam Judaism

Welcome back to Talking about God! Who is God? We started to explore this question in Part 1, as we looked at mono-theism, poly-theism, and…

Talking about God

Three views of God (part 1)

mark April 6, 2017 1 Comment atheism God monotheism polytheism

Welcome to the new Talking about God series! What do you believe about God? What do your friends believe about God? Is there a God? …

Leadership Spirituality

Five Characteristics of Christian Leadership

mark April 11, 2015 1 Comment christian God innovation leadership vision

Earlier this week, I was asked by someone to identify what I think are the top 4-5 character traits of a godly leader. Great question!…

Church Life Leadership Spirituality

You Lost Me

mark March 25, 2012 6 Comments Christianity church demographics exile God Jesus leadership nomad prodigal young adults

Have you drifted away from Christianity and/or the church? I have been reading the book You Lost Me by David Kinnaman, and I have been…

Current Events Religious Studies

Talking about God – would you buy this book?

mark September 9, 2011 No Comments books Canada education God spirituality world religions

I need your help. 🙂 If you were at a bookstore (either online or in “real life”), browsing through all of the titles, and you…

Church Life Current Events Leadership Religious Studies

Survey of Evangelical Leaders

mark June 23, 2011 No Comments Bible evangelicalism God Jesus leadership survey

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has just release their analysis of a recent international survey of over 2,000 Evangelical Protestant leaders. One…

Current Events Education Religious Studies

The Extinction of Religion

mark April 30, 2011 No Comments APUS education God spirituality statistics world religions

Could religion be headed for extinction or is something else taking its place? In a recent study presented at a meeting of the American Physical…