• About

    Bio:

    Husband. Daddy. Friend. Son. Author. Shepherd. Teacher. Follower of Jesus. Church planter. Fire-starter. Peace-maker. Rule-breaker. Skeptic. Dreamer.

    Interests:

    Reading. Skiing. Hiking. Racquetball. Writing. Hitting the gym. Traveling. Blogging. Pastoring. Spending time with my wife and son. College football. College basketball. Rooting for the Phillies. Eating Runts, Nerds + Gobstoppers.

    Books I’ve Written:

    When God Says Jump: Biblical Stories to Inspire You To Risk Big (NavPress/TH1NK)

    Redefining Life for Men (NavPress/TH1NK)

    The Message // Remix: Solo (NavPress) (co-author)

    What We Want To Say to Grads (David C. Cook) (contributor)

    Favorite authors:

    Henri Nouwen. Eugene Peterson. Alan Hirsch. C. S. Lewis. Dallas Willard. John Ortberg. Scot McKnight. Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Rob Bell. Frederick Beuchner. Abraham Joshua Heschel. Dr. Seuss.

    Favorite music:

    James Taylor. U2. Coldplay. Mutemath. Johnny Cash. Jack Johnson. Jon Foreman. Derek Webb. Weezer. Cake. Cranberries. Beck. Miles Davis.

    Contact me:

    jrbriggsis at gmail dot com