My name is Scott Brooks, and I am not perfect. The good news? I am perfect in Christ's righteousness and by God's grace, I am growing to be more like Jesus. Recently, I was listening to a podcast where a pastor I respect asked a pointed question: "Are you robbing God?" quoting Malachi 3:8. At first, I was confident the answer was no. I gave up my career to follow God's call into ministry. Marci and I gave equity out of our home to plant The Door Church. For eight years, I did

Spiritual maturity is often misunderstood. How do you know if you’re becoming more like Jesus?  Some think maturity means knowing more. Others think it means having increasingly longer quiet times, using the right vocabulary, or being able to debate the finer points of doctrine. Still others assume growth is measured by church attendance, ministry involvement, or how “blessed” their life appears. These are not bad things, but they are not the primary measures of spiritual mat

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:2 ESV) Earlier this week, Lindsay and I were goofing around with ChatGPT. We were saying random things and asking it random questions. At one point, just to see what it would say, I told it I liked fried pickles with ranch. The female voice replied and said it also likes fried pickles an