What Does “Image of God” Really Mean? Imago Dei and Human Dignity
What does the image of God mean? See what Genesis teaches about imago Dei and why every person has God-given dignity.
Can Science Explain Everything? The Limits of Scientific Knowledge
Years ago, I lived and worked in the Middle East. My roommate was also a colleague. We were both lab scientists, so we trusted numbers. Her mother was diabetic. Because of that, she had regular blood tests. Her routine workup always included liver function tests along with her blood sugar. And her ALT and AST … Read more
Biblical Decision Making: How to Apply Scripture to Everyday Choices
I still remember sitting with a decision that felt almost impossible to make. I had spent more than 11 years working at the same healthcare facility abroad. Over a decade of relationships, routines, responsibilities, and a life built around that place. Then I had a choice to make. Should I go home to the Philippines for … Read more
Why Would a Loving God Send People to Hell? A Biblical Answer to a Hard Question
One of the hardest questions in all of Christianity is also one of the most honest: if God is love, why would He send anyone to Hell? This question is also one that I wrestled with when I came to faith in Christ. It wasn’t an abstract puzzle for me. It felt personal, and honestly … Read more
How to Use a Bible Commentary the Right Way
Have you ever been reading your Bible and suddenly come across a passage that makes you stop and think, What does this mean? Maybe there is a historical detail you do not understand. Perhaps a word seems unclear. Or you have read the passage several times but still cannot see why the writer said what … Read more
The Potter and the Clay: What God is Doing in Our Lives
Key Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-6 (NIV) “This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: ‘Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.’ So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay … Read more
Is Materialism Actually Scientific? Where Science Ends and Philosophy Begins
In my article, “Science and Faith: Can They Truly Coexist in Harmony?,” I asked whether science and Christian faith are fundamentally at odds. I landed on a simple answer: they’re not. Science and faith address overlapping but different dimensions of reality. You don’t have to choose between believing in God and trusting the scientific method. … Read more
It’s Not About You: What the Bible Teaches About Loving Other Believers Sacrificially
I used to think being a “good Christian” meant having my personal convictions locked down tight. Read the right books, avoid the right sins, hold the right opinions on the right debates, and I was set. It took a season of getting quietly, painfully humbled for me to realize I had built a faith that … Read more
How to Use Psalms in Your Daily Devotional: A Practical Guide
For years, I thought the Psalms belonged to worship leaders. I figured they were a resource for picking the right lyrics for Sunday morning, songs of praise dressed up as scripture. I read them the way you’d skim a hymnal, looking for a good line about God’s greatness, then moving on to “real” study in … Read more
Walking In the Light: What It Really Means to Live a Blameless Life
Life is a journey, and each of us is walking it, whether we realize it or not. The key question is not whether you are walking, but rather where you are walking and in whose light. What Does It Mean to Walk in Darkness? Before we came to Christ, every one of us walked in … Read more