Posts tagged “Truth”
How I came to (a deeper) faith in Jesus
I inherited Christianity. That is to say, I was raised in a Christian household, went to Sunday worship, and attended Christian schools. My life…
The Holy Spirit is predictive text
It’s a little creepy, but my work email knows what I want to type before I even type it. With predictive typing, I start…
Easter is about/for real events
The most frequently used words in John’s account of Easter morning are . . . “saw” or “looked” (John 20:1-20). Mary saw the stone…
Easter is about/for real places
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is believed by most scholars to mark the actual tomb of Jesus. This church was built…
Easter is about/for real people
Easter is more than a story. It’s history. Because history is about real people, places, and things, which are exactly what we find in…
In a world of conspiracies, how do you find the truth?
The Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma was prophetic. Granted it is ironic that Netflix produced a movie that bashed addictive media that removes people…
Struggles with Genesis?
For many, the struggle with science and religion starts in Genesis. “You’re saying God created the universe with just a few words? And Adam…
How to Worship when War Hits Home: Stand firm in Jesus
Honestly, war doesn’t make sense to me. Today, as I open my phone and scroll through another round of gruesome headlines, my sense of…
Faith and facts
Some people claim that Christians are people of faith while atheists are people of facts. A more accurate description would be that both Christians…
Science and spirituality
The year 1969 marked one of science’s greatest achievements. Maybe you remember the details—a 6.2 million pound rocket blasted American astronauts into space at…
Scientific or spiritual?
I got an email from a Christian chemistry major: “How can I believe in creation and yet learn the science that directly contradicts such…
Diversity in the church
There are few things that I love more than seeing diversity in the church. When Puerto Ricans, Pakistanis, Brazilians, African Americans, Caucasians, Hmong, Mexicans,…