What is a Life of Purpose?

We live in world of influencers, sound bites, personalities and technology that try to mold us into a particular vision of reality. Though technology has changed, human nature has changed little over the millennia. Philosophies, religions, cultures, and cultural influencers have come and gone. But throughout the past 2,000 years, followers of Jesus of Nazareth have grounded their lives in his teachings, and his relationship to the Godhead. In the midst of changing empires, kingdoms, and personalities, they have been tied to something beyond time, rooted deep in the human soul.

Our generation is no different. New philosophical approaches to ethics seem to pop up every week. These ethics often conflict and are driven by specific cultures and specific times. Perhaps the greatest danger is that if a person disagrees with another in their beliefs, they are written off as some philosophical version of evil. Ethics tied to the current edition of human thought leads to unpredictably, endless cycles of accusation and dehumanization.

Followers of Jesus are grounded in the reality that humanity is essentially flawed as a result of the choices of the first humans. We are broken, and we can not fix ourselves. That our ethics are compromised is no surprise. But to become God’s greatest hopes for us, to become the best “me” that I can be, requires a long, purposeful journey out of life’s darkness, toward the light of love, a love defined by the unlimited love of God.

The journey to become God’s greatest version of “me” is not found in the values or ethics of today’s novelty, but in the breadth of the meaning of God’s guidance through Scripture. And so has begun a dream of my colleague, Bill Brunson, and me. What is God saying in the stories and theology of Scripture? How can we discern it? How can we be changed by it? How can we find a life of purpose (the greatest version of “me”) centered in a transforming experience of Jesus Christ? That is our goal. Welcome to the journey along with us.