God Versus Religion - Do Your Beliefs About God Match What He Says About Himself?

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When Perseverance Might Not Feel Like Victory

Revelation 2:3 sounds straightforward, yet the verse sits in a letter where the tone isn’t simple at all. Depending on how you read it, Jesus’ words can feel encouraging, corrective, or even quietly indifferent — which is why the surrounding context matters so much. This reflection lingers in that tension and explores what perseverance means when the verse can’t be understood on its own.

What the Letter to Ephesus Really Says About Not Growing Weary

A watercolor infographic titled "Influencing AI Responses." It shows a woman asking a question, leading to two results: a "Magnifying Glass Response" focusing on a tiny detail, and a "Vast Horizon Response" showing a wide-reaching landscape.

The Question Matters: A Not So Simple AI Conversation

A conversation with AI about why the question matters. AI answers exactly what it’s asked. People answer what they want to be asked. Both can be misleading.

People and AI both misinterpret questions, but only one is intentional

A three-panel watercolor painting depicting the Ascension of Jesus. The central panel shows Jesus rising into a bright sky surrounded by angels while his apostles and Mary watch from below. The side panels show soft-hued landscapes of Jerusalem and olive groves under a sunset sky.

Ascension Day: The Forgotten Holiday

Good Friday and Easter, Religious Seasons ✝️

Ascension Day is often forgotten, yet it reveals the purpose behind Jesus’ mission and the coming of the Holy Spirit. This piece gently explores why the day still matters.

Learning to Remember What We’ve Quietly Forgotten

Watercolor illustration of a man sitting at a table with an open Bible, looking up thoughtfully. To his left, a thought bubble shows a serene "Heaven" with people in white among flowers and a river. To his right, a second thought bubble shows "Hell" as a dark, fiery landscape with silhouettes of figures in distress.

Paradise, Heaven, or New Earth: Exploring What the Bible Actually Describes

Conversations with AI 🤖

Many of us grew up with a simple picture of what happens after we die, but Scripture’s language is far more textured. This Q&A opens space to look again at Paradise, Heaven, and the New Earth — not to settle the questions, but to explore them with honesty and curiosity.

An AI Conversation About What Scripture Says — Not What Tradition Assumes

What is “Genesis to Feast: Scripture and Culture” about?

Genesis to Feast: Scripture & Culture

From Eden to Babel to the world we’re building today, Scripture tells a story we’re still living inside. This opening piece explores how that story leads not to fear, but to the Feast.

Where the Bible’s Story Meets Our Modern World

an antique style watercolor of one man's journey, beginning with hope. Churches, schools, lawyers, and rules entering his world bring desperation. Heaven is the final hope.

Hope -> Desperation -> Hope – 2015

Genesis to Feast: Scripture & Culture

A preserved 2015 reflection tracing hope, desperation, false promises, and the deeper hope found in Jesus—now part of the Genesis‑to‑Feast series.

A soft, dreamy watercolor illustration with a vintage editorial feel. On the left, a delicate, glass-like chandelier structure with glowing points represents a quantum computer. On the right, a warm, expansive gold and violet light symbolizes the Divine, with a faint heart shape at its core representing love. A bridge of light connects them, showing the loss of love as it moves toward the machine.

Quantum Computers – Quantum God?

Quantum Computing, Genesis to Feast: Scripture & Culture

A 2011 reflection on quantum computing, human creativity, and what these emerging technologies reveal about God’s knowledge, our free will, and the limits of our own creations.

This watercolor illustration titled "7 is God's Number of Completeness" depicts the biblical seven days of creation in a soft, ethereal style.

I Never Went Under – But It Sure Felt Like It

Hot Topics & Tough Questions

Worship songs often sing from the far side of the struggle — the moment when everything makes sense again. But most of us sing from the middle, where God feels late, the water feels deep, and faith feels shaken. This reflection explores that gap with honesty and hope.

Is God Always On Time? A Closer Look at What We Sing

A watercolor illustration of a man in a black short-sleeved collared shirt working on a laptop in a cozy, sunlit coffee shop. The laptop screen displays a complex chat interface with the title "From Genesis to Revelation via politics and quantum computing," surrounded by scientific and historical books and other patrons in the background.

From Genesis to Revelation via politics and quantum computing

Conversations with AI 🤖

A wide-ranging AI conversation that moves from Genesis to Revelation, from geopolitics to quantum computing, and from Joseph’s story to the world we’re living in now. Not a map of the future—just an honest look at how these threads might connect.

A wide-ranging look at the state of the world - via politics and science

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God is there when we need Him – Psalm 3

My Journey Through Psalms, My Faith Journeys 🚶- Series

Psalm 3 pulls us back to the truth that God’s help isn’t always immediate, but it is always real. David’s words point us toward the deeper hope God offers – both now and forever.

The Psalm That Reminds Us God Is Near Even When We Don’t Feel Him