My new book, Jesus Is Not King, has been released.

The premise of the book is that Christians for 2000 years have been trying to put Jesus in a position that he rejected. They tried to make him king by force (John 6) to depose Herod and expel Rome. But Jesus was not trying to be a king governing with earthly power and military might. His goal was to win hearts.

In an election year, many Christian voters have been lulled into the belief that if only they can vote someone into power who will represent their moral views, they will be freed from the hard work of ministry and discipleship. The mess of the 2024 political scene is proof that we’ve gotten it wrong.

In this book, I propose an alternative role for the church in modern politics – to reclaim the prophetic voice that is more loyal to truth than to party, more committed to righteousness than power. Jesus is the King of Kings, but it might not be the king we