As a disciple of Jesus, pretty much every day I have to come back to the bizarre phrase, “for whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it” (paraphrased from Mark 8:35) I’ve been to seminary, read lots of leather bound books, and I am [...]

Had a fun night last night at University of Southern California, leading a discussion on spirituality, Christianity, and why so many people leave church when they turn 18. Here are some of my thoughts. 1. Very diverse crowd! I didn’t know if most of those in attendance would be evangelical Christians, but as it turned [...]

Ah! so long since i’ve blogged, if you are still reading jaredherd.com, well, thank you. it’s echoey on here these days. your steak and ale gift certificate is in the mail. Fun things i’m working on these days, a new book, finally found the time and energy and time to sit and write and couldn’t [...]