Bible & Theology topics

The Gospel Is a Rescue

There is a criticism of Christianity that sounds compelling at first: Believe in Jesus, or you're going to hell. How is that love? Isn't that just an ultimatum? Isn't that manipulation through fear?

The Worship We Remember

Church music has changed dramatically, but has its purpose changed along with it? Exploring the tension between timeless hymns and modern worship, and whether today's approach is cultivating lasting spiritual growth or prioritizing the experience of the moment.

Your Friends May Not Be Your Choice

We pride ourselves on being the authors of our own stories. Yet some of the people who change us most arrive through circumstances we never controlled. C. S. Lewis challenges that illusion of independence.

Wrestling With God

It's easy to proclaim unwavering faith when life is unfolding according to plan.

More Than Matter

Science can examine your brain, measure its activity, and identify the processes behind your thoughts. But there's one extraordinary reality it still cannot fully explain: why there's someone inside experiencing it all.

Your Screen Time Tells a Different Story

Our phones have made it easier than ever to account for how we spend our days, and the results can be difficult to reconcile with the faith we profess. Between constant distractions, endless entertainment, and the habit of filling every quiet moment, are we neglecting what matters eternally while convincing ourselves we're simply too busy?

Dead Men Don't Grab

A profession of faith can mark a turning point, but can it also create a false sense of assurance? Examining the difference between religious decisions and genuine conversion raises important questions about what churches teach, how salvation is understood, and where Christians place their confidence.

Jesus Changed His Life

Skepticism is supposed to challenge assumptions, not protect them. Yet when the evidence points toward Jesus Christ, some would rather invent explanations than confront a truth that challenges their worldview.

Is He Really Going to Come Again?

The world keeps moving, and people keep living as though God will never call them to account. But His patience has an end, and when judgment comes, there will be no more time to repent.

The Selfish Side of Prayer

Prayer is supposed to draw us closer to God's heart, yet it can quietly become another expression of our own self-interest. We ask for blessings, relief, and better circumstances while overlooking a world desperately in need of mercy, truth, and salvation. At what point does seeking God's help become expecting God to serve our ambitions?

God Is Sovereign. We Are Still Responsible.

Christians are called to act with conviction, pursue justice, speak truth, and fulfill their responsibilities without being consumed by outcomes beyond their control. The peace found in Christ is not indifference to what happens around us, but confidence that God's purposes cannot be defeated.

The Wonder of God's Creation

A family trip to the North Carolina Zoo was a chance to enjoy time together and appreciate the remarkable diversity of God's creation. It's easy to take the natural world for granted, even when there's so much about it worth admiring.

You Cannot Understand the New Testament Without the Old

Many Christians read the New Testament while largely ignoring the Old, missing the very foundation of Christ's sacrifice. The Bible tells one continuous story, revealing the same God, His justice, His mercy, and a plan of redemption that began long before Bethlehem.

Are We Missing Books from the Bible?

The original King James Bible included writings that most modern versions leave out. Other Christian traditions still consider some of them Scripture. That doesn't necessarily mean anything is missing, but it does make me wonder what else I don't know about the Bible I've always trusted.

Something Still Doesn't Sit Right

More than a year after Charlie Kirk's assassination, I still admire his unwavering Christian faith, intellectual courage, and remarkable discernment. Yet questions linger about Erika Kirk's public response and the role she has assumed since his death. It's a difficult tension between trusting our instincts, exercising biblical discernment, and remembering that only God truly knows the heart.