Cherri and I had dinner with Rick Warren tonight in the midst of a day spent listening to him talk with a group of leaders gathered together in Palm Springs. Yes, the Rick Warren that hosted the Presidential Forum a few weeks ago. Yes, the Rick Warren of “mega-church” fame. Yes, the “Purpose-driven Life” guy. That Rick Warren.

Here’s my main take away. Rick is the real deal. He loves God and he loves people and he wants to help as many people know Jesus as he possibly can. If you’ve heard that he’s preaching a “new age” gospel and he’s trying to deceive people into following a watered down, anemic version of the truth, then you have been misinformed.

Rick has a simple and clear way of communicating the powerful truth of Christ and how it looks in the real world when that truth is lived out in everyday life. Rick is a real friend of the AG and I look forward to future opportunities for fellowship.