To Christ, a disciple. To Quesia, husband. To my son, Abba. To you, a culture and theology writer, and the creator of Project 18:15. I live in Kentucky, and I earned my M.Div. in 2020 from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

A Bit of Background

Some years ago I was struck by the superlative claim of Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭15: “She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.”

‭‭ ‭Wow. Inspired Scripture says she is literally better than anything else. Who is “she”?

Wisdom.

Could you say with a straight face that most Christians seek wisdom as if nothing else is as desirable? How about wisdom’s close relative, knowledge?

That powerful pair makes a stunning appearance in Colossians 2:3, where it says that “all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” are “hidden” in Christ. Another superlative statement! Think of the implications of that!

One implication is that Christians should be the most wise and most knowledgeable of all people. Are we?

In early 2023, I came across an ad for a daily news briefing—an email every morning that summarized the biggest news from the previous day.

I signed up, and I loved the format.

Then, it occurred to me: what if there were a Christian version of this? A facts-only digest of Christian news, to keep believers informed of important goings-on that don’t necessarily make mainstream news’s front page.

And, better yet, what if that digest included other knowledge Christians desperately need to know—things about the Bible and Church history that they may not learn elsewhere?

The idea for a project was born, and it soon had its name, based on the verse that says, “An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge” (Proverbs 18:15).