About
About Is God Mean?
A book and free video series that takes on the Bible’s hardest stories and finds God’s loving motives in every one.
How it started
Hard questions from friends
When Chris saw several friends begin to deconstruct their faith, they were wrestling with questions nobody had helped them answer. How could a loving God flood the world? Did He really command genocide? Why would He allow slavery? Chris decided to take those questions head on, and the free video series Is God Mean? was born.
Ten years of study in history, archaeology, and the original languages of the Bible later, those answers became the book. It’s written for anyone who has wondered whether the God of the Bible is really good, and for anyone who wants to help a friend who’s asking.
The approach
How Chris handles the hard questions
No pat answers
Every chapter faces the hardest version of the question, without explaining away what the text actually says.
Evidence, not opinion
Chris draws on history, archaeology, and the original Hebrew and Greek to understand what the Bible meant to its first readers.
Honest where Christians differ
On debated passages like Genesis 6, Chris says plainly what he believes, why, and where sincere believers disagree.
Where to start
Find the answers your way
Study
The study guide
Nine free sessions for your small group or personal study.
About the author
Chris Ulery
Chris is an evangelist, co-founder of Divine Romance Ministries, and a former bassist for the Dove Award-winning group FFH. A 2013 graduate of Rhema Bible Training College, he speaks to churches, conferences, and small groups across the country. He and his wife, Jessica, live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with their two daughters.
“Chris deeply loves the body of Christ and is a dedicated student of God’s word.”
Tracy Shelton, Senior Pastor, Living Stone Fellowship
“Chris is a gifted communicator who can speak effectively to both young and old.”
Scott MacLeod, Founder, Provision International and Thunder School
Find real answers in Is God Mean?
Do not be afraid of the truth. You will not be disappointed by it, but liberated in the most beautiful way.