Finding Life’s Answers in Scripture ๐Ÿ”

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the Bible’s lens on real life

Posts that begin with life then look to Scripture to interpret life through its teachings

a football pitch (soccer un U.S.) on a dark rainy day. It shows the goal net, along with a referee whistle and a red card on the field, as well as a ball in a puddle in the near corner. In the background, a U.S. flag flies.

What We Cheer For Shapes Who We Become
How small celebrations of ruleโ€‘breaking form the habits that shape our hearts.

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What we cheer for doesnโ€™t stay small. Even in sports, repeated approval of ruleโ€‘breaking forms habits that shape our hearts. This post explores how those habits can quietly pull Christians away from the Spiritโ€™s character โ€” and why Hebrews 6 offers a needed warning for our cultural moment.

an image of Armageddon from the Bible, with a Christian cross, a Jewish star of David, and an Islamic crescent moon across the top, in a dark sky above the fray.

A new series on WhichGodCanSaveโ€ฆ – when government gets into religion

Bible's Lens on Real Life - Individual Articles, Finding Life's Answers in Scripture ๐Ÿ”

Iโ€™ve published a new piece on Which God Can Save? about the tension between Americaโ€™s constitutional commitments on religion and the recent reports of military leaders framing the conflict with Iran as part of โ€œGodโ€™s plan.โ€ Itโ€™s the starting point for a series that will look more closely at how government power and religious belief get tangledโ€”and why that matters for faith itself.

A pair of hands, holding up a heart shaped object with evenly balanced set of weight scales to indicate love and justice.

On This Rock – Part 2: Justice and Love to the Ancient Ones
Understanding the Love Behind Every Act of Justice

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We often feel like Godโ€™s justice and love pull in opposite directions. But the ancient stories โ€” from Eden to David to the Flood โ€” reveal something far more integrated. This piece explores how justice and love have always worked together, and why that still matters for us today.

A watercolor of a rock with a white dove perched on top of it - to illustrate when Jesus said, "On this rock I will build my church".

On This Rock โ€” Part 1: The Eden Incident That Changed Everything
Understanding the Choice Behind Every Other Choice

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Eden wasnโ€™t just the first sin โ€” it was the moment everything changed. In this opening chapter of On This Rock, youโ€™re invited into the Commanderโ€™s story, where a single deception sets the stage for a revolution of justice, love, and restoration. Step inside the narrative and see the Eden Incident in a way you may never have considered before.

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What is the biggest regret in life for most people?
How Fear Forms Our Choices โ€” and How Trust Heals Them

Bible's Lens on Real Life - Individual Articles, Finding Life's Answers in Scripture ๐Ÿ”

What is the biggest regret in life for most people?ย  That’s an important question.ย  It seems so sad to reach the end of our life, and have some big huge regret.ย  While it won’t necessarily be the biggest regret in your life, it is worthwhile to see what other people had to say.ย  Especially if it’s the answer given by 76% of the people in a recent survey.ย 

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