This time of year, it is right to meditate on what the Advent of Jesus means for sinful men like myself. It is right to marvel at the love of God who would enter into His creation as a baby to live and die and rise again to save the lost. But sometimes we can …
Continue reading Joy to the World: God Has a Plan for the Whole of Creation
Education. It is put forth as the solution for all that ills the world today. Do we want to improve society? Make better citizens? Advance technologically? Or keep up with our rivals on the world stage? Education is the answer. Have you offended someone on social media? Educate yourself. Are you clinging to an antiquated …
The ever expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe is increasingly relying on the multiverse to support its storyline. The most recent addition to the franchise, Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, continues to dive into the mind-bending world where our own observable universe is only one of endless possible realities. But unlike billionaire inventors and genetically …
Last week, on Good Friday, the New York Times opinion page published an essay entitled "In This Time of War, I Propose We Give Up God". (For context I encourage you to read the full article.) Raised an orthodox Jew, the author Shalom Auslander recounts his reactions to the celebration of Passover, the remembrance of …
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During his life, the psalmist David experienced a wide range of circumstances. Like those suffering today in Ukraine, he knew what it was like to be displaced, pursued, surrounded, and threatened. And he also knew the immediate benefits of being a war hero and a king. But in Psalm 103 David chooses to speak well …
Continue reading Even in War and Suffering, Ukrainian Christians Can Speak Well of the Lord
Living a life I thought that was free With no one directing my pathTo no authority bending my knee I feared not judgement nor wrath But coming against a wall in my wayAnd counting three more all aroundAlone with my fear I'd just have to stayThese walls would forever surroundThinking of others restricted and barredBut …
While leaning thoughtfully over the fence that separated our properties, one of our favorite neighbors used to explain to my kids how, "All life finds its source in the sun." As a highly educated man, with a background in the biological sciences, he would elaborate that animals need vegetation to survive, vegetation needs the sun …
Some years ago I read Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves. One of the most striking and memorable insights from the book is found in the subtitle - An Introduction to the Christian Faith. The author's premise is that the distinguishing characteristic of Christianity, the very foundation upon which it is understood and built, …
This post was inspired in part by the book, Total Truth, by Nancy Pearcey. An all-too-common blind-spot in the Christian worldview is that we unconsciously put up a dividing wall between our private and public lives. As a result, we tend to emphasize the sacred in our personal lives while failing to fully incorporate it …
Continue reading Reversing the Curse: Finding Redemptive Purpose in Our Work
I was saddened to read this article yesterday that a Catholic priest in Arizona has resigned from his position after he incorrectly performed thousands of baptisms. Because he substituted the word "We baptize you" for "I baptize you" during the ceremonies, all baptisms during his nearly 20 years of service have been invalidated. In Catholicism, …
Continue reading Checklist Christianity: A Catholic Priest Resigns Due to a Failure of Formulas
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