Category: Theological Thoughts
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Working 9 to 5 (But Not Really)
What Work Hours Can Teach Us About Bible Reading “And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.” – 1 Corinthians 2:13 Let’s talk about a phrase nearly everyone knows: “I work a 9 to 5.”…
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What If the Doctor Was Based on the Apostle Paul?
Exploring the Spiritual DNA of Doctor Who “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.” – 1 Corinthians 11:1 (ESV) I admit it—I’m a big fan of Doctor Who. A true Whovian. I’ve been captivated by the show’s blend of science fiction, moral depth, and quirky charm for years. My…
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The Ambassadors We Were Meant to Be
Representing Christ in the Digital Commons “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us.” — 2 Corinthians 5:20 The internet has become the new marketplace of ideas—a global forum, open 24/7, filled with voices shouting for attention. Opinions collide. Insults fly. Beliefs are mocked,…
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The Questions That Cut Through
Using Curiosity, Not Combat, in Conversations “The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.” — Proverbs 20:5 We live in an age of answers. Search engines, comment sections, hot takes, and algorithm-driven certainty flood our digital lives with information. Everyone seems…
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When Conviction Costs You
Standing Firm in a Cancel Culture World “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” — 2 Timothy 3:12 It used to be that standing for Christ might get you mocked in a college classroom or frowned at in elite company. Now, it…
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How We Know What We Know
Understanding Historical Evidence “History is not the past itself, but a reasoned reconstruction of what the best evidence allows us to affirm.” — Mark Noll In an age of instant information—and instant skepticism—it is easy to forget that most of what we know about the past comes down to us…
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Misreading the Bible
Why Ignoring Ancient Context Is Not Just Unfair, but Unethical The Bible is the most read, translated, and debated text in human history. But it is also among the most misread. Often, people quote Scripture as if it dropped out of the sky in English with chapter and verse divisions,…
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The Matrix: A Binary Parable?
Red Pill Theology Spoiler Alert (in case you are one of the few who have not seen this) An observation, not an endourcement As a theologian and former filmmaker, I’ve spent decades navigating both the world of visual storytelling and the deeper world of eternal truths. It’s not uncommon to…
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The Aseity of God
Why It Changes Everything “For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.”— John 5:26 One of the most awe-inspiring attributes of God—and one of the least understood—is His aseity. The word comes from the Latin a se, meaning “from oneself.” In…
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Whose Morality Is It Anyway? (Part 2)
The New Morality Police? How Secularism Enforces Its Own Code While Condemning Christians for Theirs “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.” — Isaiah 5:20 In Part One, we saw that Christianity was born into a culture it did…
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Whose Morality Is It Anyway? (Part 1)
Why Early Christianity Didn’t Legislate Morality “And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” — Ezekiel 36:26 The accusation often made by modern…
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7 Ways Christianity Shaped Western Civilization for the Better
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” – Matthew 22:37 When people speak of “Western Civilization,” they often forget that its very foundations were laid not by the sword of conquest nor the rise of empire,…
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Would Life on Another Planet Contradict Christianity?
“Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these?” — Isaiah 40:26 The question of extraterrestrial life often triggers theological concern. Would the discovery of alien life contradict Christianity? Would it challenge the uniqueness of Earth, of Christ, or of the Bible’s claims? Not at all. In fact, not…
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The Megiddo Mosaic
Archaeological Proof That Christians Worshiped Jesus as God Before Constantine and the Equality of Women In November 2024, archaeologists uncovered an 1,800-year-old Christian mosaic in Israel at the site of a Roman military outpost near Megiddo. Dated to approximately 230 AD, the inscription on this mosaic contains the earliest archaeological…
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Dionysius Exiguss
Thinkers and Theologians Dionysius Exiguus (c. 470–544 AD) was a monk, theologian, mathematician, and scholar whose work shaped the way the Western world understood time and history. Born in Scythia Minor (modern-day Romania or Bulgaria), he became one of the most influential scholars of the early medieval Church. Though best known for developing the Anno…
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Benedict of Nursia
Thinkers and Theologians Benedict of Nursia (c. 480–547 AD) was one of the most influential figures in Christian history, best known for founding Western monasticism and writing the Rule of St. Benedict, a guide that shaped the spiritual and communal life of monastic communities for centuries. Born in Nursia, Italy, Benedict rejected the corruption of…
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Skeptical Theories Before the Dead Sea Scrolls
How Ancient Manuscripts Silenced Modern Doubts About Isaiah 53 19th–Early 20th Century Criticism: In the 1800s, many German “higher critics” took a skeptical view of biblical prophecy. Influential scholars of this era (often based in German universities) argued that the Bible contained no true predictive prophecies – in their view, any prophecy that…
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Archaeologists in Israel Use the Bible
Here’s Why That Matters Did you know that archaeologists in Israel use the Bible as a reference for archaeology? Despite what many skeptics claim, archaeologists regularly use the Bible when conducting excavations in Israel. This isn’t about proving faith—it’s about using an ancient historical document to identify and interpret real-world sites, just as archaeologists…
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