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Continue reading →: Embracing the Noise: Prayer in the Midst of DistractionsI often find that the external world can be a distraction from prayer. The noise, the busyness, the constant pull of things to do—it’s easy for all of it to pull me away from a quiet, focused connection with God. Yet, the more I reflect on it, the more I…
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Continue reading →: Hope In The Midst Of Hardship: A Reflection On Jeremiah 29I’ve heard Jeremiah 29:11 quoted so many times as a kind of divine guarantee that God has a perfect, pain-free plan for every individual. It’s been printed on graduation cards, recited in motivational speeches, and used as a reassurance that everything will turn out just fine. And yet, when I…
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Continue reading →: Speaking as One Who Knows GraceIf my speech lacks grace, then my understanding of the gospel is lacking in some way. This is a challenge I pose to myself regularly. The way I speak—my tone, my words, my patience—reveals how deeply I have grasped God’s grace. If I truly understand the gospel, if I truly…
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Continue reading →: Walking Through Dark Valleys: Biblical Wisdom For Mental HealthThere are times when life feels overwhelming—when anxiety, grief, or uncertainty take over, and it’s hard to see a way forward. In those moments, I’ve found that biblical wisdom literature offers both comfort and perspective. It doesn’t erase the difficulty, but it helps me navigate it with a sense of…
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Continue reading →: Reflections on the Trinity in 1 Peter 1:1-2I was considering this passage from the Bible over lunch last week: “To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to…
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Continue reading →: Given the Insults, I Must Be Extra BlessedLately, I seem to have become a magnet for insults from certain self-proclaimed Christians. I say “self-proclaimed” because their behavior suggests they may have skipped a few key sections of the Sermon on the Mount. The pattern is usually the same—I gently (or, let’s be honest, sometimes not-so-gently) try to…
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Continue reading →: Before the Beginning? A Question With Questionable AssumptionsYesterday, I came across an intriguing question: What was God doing before creation? At first, it seems like a reasonable thing to ask. But the question itself is built on a flawed assumption—that there was a “before” creation. Time itself is part of what God created; it didn’t exist independently…
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Continue reading →: Contentment In The Midst of StormsLately, I’ve been reflecting on the nature of contentment, and this morning, I opened my Bible to a passage that caught my attention: “The fear of the LORD leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.” (Proverbs 19:23) What strikes me most about this verse is that it doesn’t…
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Continue reading →: Romans 13: Selective Application Leads To MisunderstandingUnless you can see how Romans 13:1-2 applies to Trump and Biden, each in their own time, equally, you have not understood it.
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Continue reading →: The Alignment Problem: It’s Not Just AI But AI OwnersWhen AI developers talk about the “alignment problem” they’re generally referring to the risk that the goals of super intelligent AI will diverge from those of humanity, potentially posing existential risks. But there’s another alignment problem that they don’t talk about, that’s even more clear and present: that the goals…
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