I was supposed to write this post several weeks ago. I hadn’t forgot, I’ve been busy but not overly busy, but I just couldn’t think of what to write that hasn’t been written and rehashed a thousand times. Homosexuality is, for whatever reason, a hot button issue among those of religious persuasion. There are those [...]

In the very beginning of it all, we know God looked at all of it and said it was good. Very good indeed. What a wonderful start to a love story. The feeling that it is all very good indeed. The feeling that of complete love, love that makes you feel whole. In the beginning [...]

Sex & Dating – by Josie Hoover, M.Div. Hmmm – so I am supposed to tell you ‘NO SEX WHILE DATING’ or ‘NO SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE’? What purpose does it serve to share my thoughts on sex and dating in these short (and few) paragraphs? I’m no expert nor do I claim to have any [...]

Welcome to the beginning! A new beginning or a new birth, as some might say. JesusVenture all started with a man named Joel Walther. Joel believed that sharing his faith with others and inviting people into the venture of faith would have a positive impact on the world, so he created JesusVenture. The new writers [...]

Many people have been hurt by the Church. I grieve this. The greatest wrong the Church has done is to set itself above people, instead of admitting that it is as flawed as the people it seeks to serve. If churches would simply admit that they are “Flawed people reminding other flawed people to be [...]