Having grown up with classic Star Wars and Star Trek, I've always been somewhat of a Sci-Fi geek. But as it turns out, reality is stranger than fiction. So can we actually travel through time? Well, no, not exactly. But the concepts of time dilation, relativity, and other very sci-fi-esque concepts are apparently real, and yes they fit within a Christian worldview. In this article , Dr. Jason Lisle explains some of the concepts surrounding time and space, and it is definitely

A couple days ago I shared the biggest influences I've theologically, and then a video from Todd Friel about Ray Comfort (two of my biggest influencers). So today I'm going to share something from my third mention, R.C. Sproul. I would argue that one of his greatest contributions in terms of messages is his series on the holiness of God. Instead of pick out a single message to share, I commend to you the entire series. They're not long messages, and he is so easy to listen to

The last few days I have been confronted with a couple different consistent themes. One of those themes has been the use of words. The dangers of the 'tongue' is something that the Bible speaks often about. As James puts it: "So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!" "(James 3:5) I've noticed that as our culture decays, even advertisements are not free from the evils of speech

I recently shared my top three photographic influences. And so, today, I'd like to share my top theological influences. It can be especially dangerous nowadays with the technological advances we've made, to fall into bad teaching. There's a LOT of bad theology out there, and a lot of things that aren't all that helpful. That said, there's also a wealth of good, quality, sound doctrinal teaching as well. Couple caveats: first of all, we must always be careful to not elevate me

Well happy Monday all. For today's share we have a video from Fortis Institute discussing something that, quite frankly, I hadn't put too much thought into. Even still, after watching, I found it to be a very interesting topic, and one I hope you'll find helpful! Here is the video here .

Prayer is an interesting thing. It is a vital part of our communion with God. We pour out are hearts to Him, we praise Him for His goodness and blessing, we ask for His provision, we lift up others to Him for their needs. Sometimes we pray because our hearts are full and overflowing with gratitude towards God. Other times we cry in anger towards Him, not understanding His purposes. We run to God in prayer for help in times of distress. Yet oftentimes our prayers can be mundan

While a bit heady, this is a really fascinating article discussing the history behind stellar astronomy (a branch of astronomy dealing with stars and suns). It's amazing to think that our current understanding of stars has really only been fully accepted for a few hundred years, that is the heliocentric view (that the universe does not revolve around the earth), as opposed to the geocentric (that everything revolves around the earth). Why's all this important? I believe firs

I confess, I can be lazy. I know that comes as a shock to those who know me (insert sarcasm), but if I may, we all can be at times. And perhaps that's why God has seen to it that we have a lot of exhortations in Scripture on that very topic. While I kid a bit with my introduction, I know laziness at times is something I've struggled with in the past. Of course it comes in forms: how we feel affects our productivity, and in my case its often less about laziness per say, and mo

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I just watched this compelling video from Fortis Institute where Todd Friel answers a variety of questions from students at OSU. The first question definitely hits hard and is one that is important to be able to answer and discuss from a Biblical framework, but all of the questions and answers I found helpful and worth sharing with you all. I hope you'll find it as interesting and helpful.

"Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah" - Matthew 1:16 Not much is known of Joseph. Well, I don't know much, maybe others know more. But Scripture does not mention him much. By my counts he is only mentioned some 15 or 16 times, and that's it. Of those less than 20 mentions, not once are any of his words recorded. And yet, for a man hardly mentioned in Scripture, whose words are not brought to our attention, we a

Recently I've been reading very slowly through the opening chapters of Luke in preparation for Christmas. There's really a lot of little sections to it and each of them have their own story to tell and details to add to the greater story surrounding the birth of Christ. Can you imagine how Jesus' earthly parents felt during each of these accounts? Today I read about Anna, the prophetess. It's a short passage, detailing a moment at the temple as Jesus was being presented and c

From the very beginning, from the time that sin entered the world, creation has groaned, awaiting the restoration of all things. There's a sense of desperation that permeates Scripture. Doubtless did Adam and Eve think upon the birth of their first born that he would be the promised seed, one who would crush the serpents head. Instead he continued the same pattern as his parents and fell headlong into sin. Generations came and went until Noah. Would he perhaps be the savior?

As we wrap up the week, and the month, we finish out this week's theme of thankfulness by looking at one more area that the Scriptures show we ought to be thankful for: people. "We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers;" - 1 Thessalonians 1:3 The New Testament example clearly shows the various authors being thankful for a variety of people in their lives, mentioning how they pray for them, thank God for them, and are thankful for the

Oftentimes, it can be easy to take things for granted. The things we've discussed this week are no exception. That said, relatively speaking, it's easy to be thankful for the good things. Relative to what? The difficult things in life. Even the secular world shows gratitude for the positive things, but Christian thankfulness extends to every area of life, even the difficult parts. "Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials," - James 1:2 This is a dif

As we celebrate this Thanksgiving Day, amidst the feasting and the family, the football and fellowship, whatever it is you find on this day, may we remember Paul's words to the Corinthian church: "Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!" - 2 Corinthians 9:15 We have so many things to be thankful for but the greatest is the fact that God has and will continue to save sinners; and that if we are in Christ, it is by His grace, so let us be thankful for that. Because of Chri

While being thankful for good things, for people, and for many other things is of utmost importance, one of the primary objects (if that's even the proper word) we are to be thankful for is God Himself. "Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His lovingkindness is everlasting" - Psalm 107:1 I'm sure you've heard of different acronyms to assist in prayer, but if you haven't, one example is the acronym A.C.T.S., meaning: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplicati

Landscape portrait of me in Yellowstone, taken by my friend, Dean. For something that I didn't get into until I was well into my adult years, I'm pleasantly surprised how much I've enjoyed photography. More than that though, I realize that I am thankful for the gift of it, and everything good connected with it. As a child, going outdoors was oftentimes a mix of fun, but also fear. Not fear of danger, but I just didn't like getting dirty. But when I was 11 or 12, a visit to th

For the final theme of November, we're going to look at... You guessed it, thankfulness. Some of this may be a slight departure from the intent of this site, but I hope you'll see that it fits in the greater context of life itself. I know it seems a bit cliche, but thankfulness is not a cliche idea. In fact, if we're honest, it's a very difficult thing, especially when it comes to the Christian idea of thankfulness which isn't just thankful for the good things, but also fo

You may recall in fairly recent years that a banana duct taped to a wall was sold for multiple millions of dollars as 'art'. More recently an artist sold, well, actually it was nothing, for a pretty penny as well. The invisible sculpture sold for over 18,000 dollars. Modern art has oftentimes been ridiculed by many for the very simple yet abstract shapes, with many saying "even I could do that!" Even some landscape scenes far 'surpass' that of reality with gaudy over saturati

Friday's share is a pretty deep article, but fitting for our discussion this week. We're going to look today at how we view the world itself; that is, how do we understand truth and reality itself? It's a big word that I'm going to let the author from Answers in Genesis explain, because I myself will do a terrible job at it. This article is the first of I'm not sure how many as it is ongoing, but I hope you will find it helpful especially in dealing with how we can approach