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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 [...]

Over the last couple of years, I have noticed a shift in my own language when talking of discipleship to Jesus, and I thought I would take a moment to explain some of those shifts. Someone asked me recently why I refer to relationship to Jesus as “pledging allegiance” and not “believing in” Jesus. The [...]

I had an Early World History class in college that was taught by an elderly man with the most fabulous mustache you’ve ever seen. It was thick and bristly like a welcome mat, aged perfectly, no doubt grayed by years of deep reflection on the Aztecs and the Byzantine Empire. At the time mustaches weren’t [...]

I do apologize for the lack of posts! I am committed to continuing posts once a week. Lots of changes going on around the Herd house, after nine months of painting, hanging, woodworking, assembling, and hammering, Dane Everett has come into the world.  The pregnancy process is such a fascinating time, beautifully built into the [...]

Rosanna and I finally got out of town for some much needed rest and vacation. We are currently living our lives between two dates, Oct 4 and Jan 7th, one being the release of the book and the other being the arrival of baby Herd.  Apologies on all fronts for the lack of posts, I [...]

Lately, watching Rosanna’s stomach at night has been far more entertaining than watching television.  We are officially in the third trimester (Saying “we,” isn’t true, technically I have done nothing except move some boxes) with a January 7th due date.  We still don’t know what the gender of the baby is, we are hippies at [...]

(Note: I’ve asked some friends to post this today. feel free to post it somewhere if you’d like) As humbly and as gratefully as I can, I’d like to present this book that has taken four years, countless rewrites, and a lot of soul searching. I can’t begin to tell you the ways in which [...]

I do not fancy myself an art buff, I have taken some classes on the subject, but I do believe good art is as good for the soul as it is pleasing the eye.  I have studied here and there on different artists, I have watched many of the biographical films on their lives, and [...]