Why We’re Here

The Bible’s Answer to the Meaning of Life

Why are we here?

It’s one of the oldest and deepest questions a human heart can ask. In Why We’re Here: The Bible’s Answer to the Meaning of Life, pastor and spiritual writer Geoffrey Schmitt invites readers on a journey through Scripture to discover how God’s story speaks to our own search for identity, purpose, and hope.

From the creation of humanity in the image of God to the promise of a new heaven and a new earth, this book explores ten pivotal themes—each revealing a facet of life’s deepest meaning:

• We are created for relationship
• We are fallen but pursued
• We are invited into covenant
• We are shaped by wisdom and wonder
• We are transformed by Jesus and His Kingdom
• We are redeemed through the cross and resurrection
• We are called and sent
• We are empowered by the Spirit
• We find meaning in everyday faithfulness
• And we live with hope, because the end is only the beginning

Written with warmth, insight, and pastoral depth, each chapter includes biblical teaching, spiritual meditation, personal stories, reflective poems, and thoughtful questions for individual or group study.

Whether you’re wrestling with life’s biggest questions or simply longing to live with greater intention, this book will help you see your story as part of a much bigger one—the story of God’s redeeming love.

You are here for a reason. This book will help you discover it.