by Michael Homula
While I do not recommend the movie Gettysburg for historical accuracy (it is fraught with issues and based on historical fiction – the novel Killer Angels) it is a very low barrier and fairly entertaining entry point to start a learning journey about Gettysburg provided...
by Charlie Wolcott
Every summer the last few years, a very popular game/reality show is on: America’s Got Talent. One thing I love about this show is that it gives people with a wide variety of skills a chance to display them. It’s not just a singing contest. It’s not just a dance contest....
by Steve Risner
The human body is an astounding machine—far more complicated than any of us could ever be aware. I've recently written blogs on the brain, the liver, the circulatory system, the hand, the eye, and taking care of this marvelous temple. Today I want to just give an overview...
by Logan Ames
There truly was no more obvious way to begin this week’s post than with a reference to the fantastic movie “Bruce Almighty,” especially since it happens to be on TV as I write this. Every time I see the movie, I’m reminded of how selfish and arrogant we are when it comes...
by Bill Seng
“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they preach unless they are sent?” (Romans 10:14-15a)
There are many people who struggle with the concept of a ministry that focuses...
by Katie Erickson
Last week I wrote about how to pray. But does God really hear us when we pray? Or is it all just a pointless exercise?
The question behind this question is that we first need to believe that God exists. If we don’t believe that God exists, then we wouldn’t pray in...
by Charlie Wolcott
The first two of the Ten Commandments are:
1) You shall have no other gods before me.
2) You shall not make yourself any idols.
Today, we don’t live in a world where a society will make an image of a deity and bow before it and worship it. Or do we?
We don’t have...
by Logan Ames
Just a few weeks ago, we wrote blogs on the topic of humility and it made me think of a critical time in my life. I remember when I was going through some tough circumstances about 5 years ago that were partially due to my own mistakes and partially due to untrue things...
by Bill Seng
Take offence if you will, when people claim that God is cruel for causing natural disasters to take place in certain areas of the world as a form of divine judgment. I remember when Hurricane Katrina took place in New Orleans. Many in the fundamentalist-evangelical community...
by Katie Erickson
As followers of Jesus, we’re often told to pray, encouraged to pray more, or even told to pray about certain things. But what exactly does that mean? What exactly is prayer, and how do we do it?
At its most basic level, prayer is a conversation between you and God....
by Michael Homula
I am going to deviate from sharing a specific story about Gettysburg today. Rather, I want to use a scenario that played out thousands of times at Gettysburg, and thousands more across the battlefields of the Civil War, to illustrate a point about faith.
I have been...
by Nathan Buck
When I was recruiting to help staff a telecom company, they would interview with an age-old sales question. They would put a pen on the table in front of a candidate and ask them to, “Sell me the pen.” The candidate would then struggle on the spot to come up with ideas...
by Charlie Wolcott
“If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?” (John 3:12)
This post will wrap up my series on why I believe in Young Earth Creation and why it is important for a Christian to hold this as their model of...
by Logan Ames
This week we are answering the question of why it is so important to “witness” for Jesus Christ. Consider what the writer of Hebrews says about those whose witness ultimately led to them being martyred for the kingdom. “Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others...
by Daniel Fazzina
The Bible contains incredible stories of miracles and divine interventions. Moses parted the sea. Peter healed a man lame from his mother’s womb. Jesus walked on water, drove demons out of people and raised others from the dead. But are these types of events still...
by Bill Seng
Reason 10) Truth
The Bible tells me the truth about what happened in the past, no matter how ugly it might have been.
Atheist, magician, and comedian Penn Jillette has made some outrageous claims against the Bible regarding the types of things that the God of the Old Testament...
by Katie Erickson
What do you think of when you hear the word “witnessing” in a Christian context? Do you think of the guy on a street corner yelling about how we’re all going to hell unless we turn to Jesus? Or do you think of Jehovah’s Witnesses knocking on your door, asking if you...
