About This Blog & My Conversations With Monty

It started with a calendar.

Not just any calendar—the kind with one Bible verse per day, the kind you tear off each morning while sipping coffee. Someone gave one to my friend Monty. Here’s the catch: Monty didn’t grow up with church, sermons, Sunday school, or even a basic knowledge of the Bible. To him, these verses were brand new.

So he began texting them to me. Every. Single. Day.
“Here’s today’s verse—what does this mean?”

And just like that, a daily rhythm was born. Monty would send me whatever verse was staring back at him from the calendar, and I’d try to unpack it—sometimes in a single text, sometimes in a flood of thoughts.

Monty’s not shy. He’s politically conservative, quick with sarcasm, and unafraid to poke holes in religious fluff. His wife battles a serious illness, and together they’ve been through more than most people could handle—but Monty keeps his sense of humor sharp. He’ll call out cliché verses, point out contradictions, or laugh at how Christians sometimes use Scripture like fortune cookies.

I, on the other hand, don’t approach faith from politics or tradition. My goal isn’t to give Monty religion—it’s to point him to identity: who he really is in Christ, what God has already done, and why the gospel is good news.

What You’ll Find Here

Short, conversational posts (most under 7 minutes to read).
The verse exactly as Monty’s calendar printed it.
His implied question: “What does this even mean?”
My longer reply: unpacking context, pointing to Jesus, and keeping it real.
A simple takeaway at the end, so you don’t just read a verse—you see how it shapes identity.
This isn’t polished theology. It’s friendship, sarcasm, grace, and Scripture colliding in real time.

This isn’t polished theology. It’s friendship, sarcasm, grace, and Scripture colliding in real time.

Why It Matters

Too often, people read the Bible like it’s a rulebook or a magic lamp. Monty reads it with fresh eyes, and he asks the blunt questions most of us are afraid to. These conversations remind me (and hopefully you) that the gospel is simple: it’s about Jesus, identity, and love—not formulas, not performance.

So welcome to the conversation. Pull up a chair, scroll a few posts, and maybe you’ll see yourself somewhere between Monty’s blunt curiosity and my fumbling attempts to answer.

Because if the Bible can make sense in text messages, maybe it can make sense for anyone.