by Nathan Buck
Let’s be honest, religion is not just a spiritual thing. Religion can be any habit or regular ritual that we accidentally or intentionally commit ourselves to. Perhaps one of your religious habits is to get your morning coffee, or folding your socks a certain way, or...
by Charlie Wolcott
“Therefore measure in terms of five things: use these assessments to make comparisons, and thus find out what the conditions are. The five things are the way, the weather, the terrain, the leadership, and discipline.” ~Sun-Tzu, Chapter 1.
The most important of the...
by Steve Risner
Last week we took a brief look at the long held notion of “Flood geology” and when the idea of a literal Genesis creation account and global Flood began. If you missed that, you can read it here and I encourage you to do so before continuing on with this post. Today...
by Logan Ames
Nobody likes a hypocrite. Those who say one thing and do the complete opposite lose respect for not only themselves but also for whatever causes they had been publicly championing. I can think of two examples, one from the secular world and one from the church, that illustrate...
by Bill Seng
“As it is written: ‘God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.’” ~ Romans 2:24
Last summer, I was still working for my dad, Dr. John Seng O.D., and I was conducting some tests on a patient for him. As I was prepping the machinery, I was talking to the...
by Katie Erickson
“Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the...
by Ami Samuels
In a text conversation this past week a friend of mine said this: “I’m going to try and stop looking at my problems.” This text reminded me of a line from the song “Oceans” by Hillsong (click here for the video). It says “I will call upon your name and keep my eyes above...
by Nathan Buck
Let’s recap – up until this part of Romans, Paul has been talking about what it looks like when we act the OPPOSITE of our design and practice living in a way other than God intended for us to live. That is BOTH a community set of designs/standards, and specific individual...
by Charlie Wolcott
“Therefore measure in terms of five things: use these assessments to make comparisons, and thus find out what the conditions are. The five things are the way, the weather, the terrain, the leadership, and discipline.” ~Sun-Tzu, Chapter 1.
The fourth key principle...
by Steve Risner
I contend the first young earth creationist, apart from the Creator Himself, was Adam. Some suggest young earth creationism (Biblical creationism) is a new construct only held by radical anti-science Christians who don’t understand the Bible, history, or science. This...
by Logan Ames
One of my favorite movies of 2014 was “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” It’s the story of a lonely and timid man who often finds himself daydreaming about situations where he is either the hero or something amazing happens to him. The trances are so realistic that he...
by Katie Erickson
“But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” To those who by persistence...
by Michael Homula
John F. Chase was saved at Gettysburg. More than once.
Born in Chelsea, Maine, John Chase enlisted as a private in Company B of the 3rd Maine Infantry in early June of 1861. One of the first men to enlist, he was a young, energetic and strapping Maine farm boy of almost...
by Nathan Buck
We are all human – right? We all have failings, we all get dissatisfied, we all put on the duck costume now and then and play around with what our life would be like if we weren’t us. We also do it in regard to what we believe, and how we live. Come on, admit it. ...
by Charlie Wolcott
“Therefore measure in terms of five things: use these assessments to make comparisons, and thus find out what the conditions are. The five things are the way, the weather, the terrain, the leadership, and discipline.” ~Sun-Tzu, Chapter 1.
This week, I will address...
by Steve Risner
Philosophy is defined as the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline. It can be synonymous with thinking or reasoning. The philosophy of science can be defined as a branch of philosophy...
