Are you willing to be politically outrageous? Jesus’ actions in Jerusalem when he fashioned a whip because the misuse of the temple as a market (See John 2:13-25) made me wonder if I am willing to be seen as outrageous…
People are typically led to pray not when everything is going well, but in a place of need. However, here lies the problem for many of us: We can lose our focus on God when life is going according to…
Bible & Theology / Philosophy & Apologetics
In a world that prizes social media and self-expression, are you dependent?
We live in a world that puts a high value on creativity and self-expression. Sociologists even have a term for this mentality, expressive individualism. This is the tendency to see life as something that we each individually need to realize…
(Warning: this article contains a few spoilers for those who haven’t yet seen the movie!) Deadpool, a.k.a. Wade Wilson, is that lovably ego-driven superhero who is not really a hero, except when he’s out for revenge. Yet Deadpool is also…
C.S. Lewis wrote about his early discovery of joy in his book Surprised by Joy. The experience of joy first came to him when reading fantasy stories and Norse mythology. Those tales touched something deep and majestic that brought a…
Who was Jesus really? Some consider him divine, others a good moral teacher, and some say he never existed. While the most liberal of historical scholars would agree that Jesus was a real person who died by Roman crucifixion, his…
People are afraid of death, yet no one can escape the winding down of time. Everyone lives and eventually dies. The inevitability of death and the mystery that surrounds it has led many to fear death. The thought of leaving…
Is Christianity a fairytale? Can we take seriously stories involving a roving miracle worker who died and came back from the dead? At first glance, Jesus may seem mythical, but we must not rest with our first glance. Some seem…
The Force. It’s a spiritual substance that permeates the entire galaxy. The Jedi can control it if they train their minds to that effect. But what is it? If you recall a scene in the recent Star Wars: the Last…
Last year was riddled with sex scandal after sex scandal. Movements like #metoo are shedding light on sexual misconduct. As people are discussing how to prevent misconduct, the exposure has led the media to reopen a long time rule known…