I’m having a Back to the Future moment. Remember when Doc Brown and Marty were in the Twin Pines Mall parking lot and the Libyans rolled up all guns blazing? “Oh, my God! They found me. I don’t know how, but they found me.” That’s how I feel right now, because out of everything on the Internet somehow you found this.

The way I see it, putting anything online is no different than Garret Blake’s message in a bottle. It’s a calculated risk. You float it out there because what’ve you got to lose? Maybe someone will find it. You did.

So what now? This is where you either lean in with interest or stop reading altogether. There’s no middle ground. It’s the nature of the subject matter. As soon as you learn I’m here to investigate God harder than a Lilly Rush cold case, half of you are gonna bail. And that’s cool. I won’t try to convince you otherwise.

Here’s what you need to know: (1) you’re not always going to agree with what I have to say and (2) I’m not always gonna agree with what I have to say. That’s the nature of thinking things out. Here’s what I’m not about: preaching, proselytizing or Bible-thumping in general. I’m not here to give anyone the Hilary Faye Stockard treatment.

I know what you’re thinking. What qualifies me to talk about Scripture? Let me try to satisfy two groups here. To the first group: Yep. I went to college. Made decent grades. Even earned a theology degree along the way. To the second group: I don’t remember any of that stuff. Don’t tell the first group. Now everyone’s happy, right? Scripture intrigues me. Simple as that. I want to know as much as possible about God, even if that means finding out there is no God.

I realize reviewing Scripture in a less than traditional manner is going to rub some people the wrong way. I’m gonna offend hardline conservatives because I’m not afraid to ask tough questions or have fun along the way. And I’m gonna piss off militant atheists who think I don’t come down hard enough on the scriptural text. If you’ve made up your mind about God—good, bad, indifferent, dead—and think there’s nothing more to discuss, you’re search is over. I’m of the opinion the search is never over. There’s always more to learn.

Maybe you’ve got questions. Who doesn’t? Does God exist? Is he angry? Is he even a he? Is he the good, the bad or the ugly? Maybe you believe in God, but avoid the dodgy parts of Scripture that are hard to explain. So here’s the deal: if you’re tired of what people say God is and want to know who God is according to Scripture and IMDb, this is the place for you.

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