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 …
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New York Times Essay Suggests We Should “Pass Over” God
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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Even in War and Suffering, Ukrainian Christians Can Speak Well of the Lord
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 …
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Free Indeed
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 …
Enjoy the Sun, But Worship the Son
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 …
What God do you Worship?
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, …
Reversing the Curse: Finding Redemptive Purpose in Our Work
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 …
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Checklist Christianity: A Catholic Priest Resigns Due to a Failure of Formulas
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, …
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Transgenderism Is Most Consistent With a Christian Worldview
Worldview evaluation Simply defined, a worldview is the lens through which we interpret life. Basic questions all worldviews need to answer include; Where did we come from? What is wrong with the world? And how can we fix it? It is logically impossible for conflicting worldviews to be true at the same time and so …
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Creeping Things, Creation, and the Glory of God
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made . . . Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and …
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