Christian Faith was never meant to be a contract between God and humanity — a give-and-take arrangement of obligation and reward. At its core, biblical faith is a relational faith and formation: a living covenant rooted in mutual love, trust, and participation in God’s ongoing work of renewal. This series of reflections explores that journey — from dismantling the transactional habits that shape much of modern Christianity, to rediscovering the covenantal heartbeat of God revealed in Christ, and finally to practicing renewed faith within authentic community.
Below you’ll find links to each collection of articles that together trace this story of Relational Faith and Formation in a Post-Christian World.
The Story of Desire Series
An Invitation to the Story of Desire
Part 1: Scripture’s Story
Intro 01: Hearing God Before Genesis
Intro 02: Before the Garden
01: Birth of Desire
02: Distorted Desire
03: Desire Gone Wild
04: God Desires People
Sidebar 04.9: Primer on Prophets
05: Desire & Lure
06: When Desire Takes Flesh
Part 2: The Human Psychology of Desire
Sidebar 06.9: Sheep and Why The Bad Rap
07: Desire as Attention
08: Desire as Memory
09: Desire as Attachment
10. Desire as Habit
Snapshot 10.8: Your Choices aren’t as New as You Think
Sidebar 10.9: A Generation Trained by Contagion
11. Desire as Social Contagion
12. From Personal Desire to Social Shaping
Part 3: Competing Stories of Desire (Modern Formation Forces)
13. Desire as Acquisition
Faithful Faith Formation in a Formative World Series
1. The Living Sacrifice
2. The Renewed Mind: A Community That Thinks Like Christ
3. Forces That Form Us