Author: Paul Santhouse

I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I’m also a husband, father, and grandpa. And I’m part of the Moody Publishers* team. Since I've worked with books for nearly four decades, and I believe the local church is where we become the kind of people Jesus would be in our shoes, that's mostly what this blog is about. Thanks for visiting. Paul *As this is my personal blog, the views and opinions expressed herein are my own, not those of my employer.

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In 1973, Michael was a 16-year-old Messianic Jew. He’d been following Jesus for one year when the Hebrew Club at his Brooklyn high school hosted a seminar on why Jesus was not the Messiah. Michael determined to defend Jesus at the seminar. The Hebrew Club brought in a hotshot young Rabbinical scholar who spoke for […]

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The difference between a TV and a computer is that you can make things on a computer. Content consumption vs. content creation. Consumption vs. creation is a good weather gauge for youthwork. Bonding through shared experience vs. building through intentional mentoring. Either without the other falls short. Earlier this week a letter appeared in the […]

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You’re overseas, serving Christ in a dangerous place. Radicals hear about you. The penalty for naming Christ is grim. They make an example of you. One day, when you’re not expecting it, you “disappear.” At least to your family, friends, co-laborers, and people back in the States. Your version is less mysterious. You’re snatched, blindfolded, […]

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Faith is born in the waiting. It’s how we learn to believe. When the promised son is sacrificed, or the reward for righteousness is opposition. Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep […]