Have you ever felt like your spiritual gas tank was running on fumes? I've had a heaviness on my heart over the past week. The heaviness I felt wasn't because of any life situation, fear, or doubt. I just felt...disconnected. So I waited for God to speak. Reading the gospel of Matthew, I was struck... Continue Reading →
Does God Really Give Us Free Will?
It's overwhelming to think about the all-knowing and all-powerful nature of God. If God already knows everything that will ever happen, does that mean that my choices are already scripted? Do the choices I make really direct my life? Are we merely characters in God's book or has he just already read our story? It... Continue Reading →
When Will God Bring Justice?
Every day it seems like the news bombards us with a new example of evil in the world. Our hearts break as we are told about another mass shooting, hear the horrors of war, or see another example of corruption run rampant. When our eyes are on the storm it is enough to drive us... Continue Reading →
Myth #4- Spiritual Dependency
After God freed the Israelites from Egypt, He needed to teach them how to live as His holy people. God's passed His laws and commands down to chosen leaders who disseminated it to the people. Moses delivered God's law to the people and Aaron became the first high priest. From that time on, the tribe... Continue Reading →
Earth’s History Requires a Leap of Faith
It’s been long observed that history is written by the winners. This is because the winner is able to re-write the narrative of the past. In this way, history repackages negative events- like genocide, into more positive concepts- like “Manifest Destiny”. We've seen this same kind of alteration with the apparent victory of science over... Continue Reading →