Keep The Faith

In the Unity Series, I’ve been rethinking long-held beliefs about judgment, restoration, and what we call “hell.” This reflection looks at hell not as an eternal torture chamber, but as the painful truth of who we are without God. Rethinking Hell: Shame, Revelation, and the Unchanged Heart I’ve been thinking again about the traditional belief in hell. In its simplest form, that belief says this: if a person has not accepted Jesus as Savior and made Him Lord of their life before death, they will go to a place of never-ending torment—a place they can never leave. Before I go on, I want to be clear: I do believe Jesus is the Messiah. He died for the sins of the whole world— the good, the bad, and the ugly. Through His work, God can keep us. I have asked Jesus to be Lord of my life, but not because I fear a place called hell. In fact, I don’t believe hell is a “place” in the way many imagine. At the same time, I ...

Sometimes the only way to understand God’s plan is to look at creation itself — the water, the fire, the body, the Spirit — and notice how everything He made points back to Him. These are some of the pieces of light I’ve been seeing. Exposing Some Light I’ve been doing a lot of research lately — online and through other sources — trying to understand what we now know about ourselves and creation, and whether these discoveries help us understand Scripture more clearly. For me, it feels like pieces of God’s plan are starting to fit together. I believe God intends to save all His creation, including humanity. If God has the power to create everything, He certainly has the power to restore or destroy it. But I believe His plan is restoration. I want to touch on a few basics to shed some light on these “puzzle pieces.” The Human Beginning A baby begins when the father’s sperm joins with the mother’s egg. Each contributes 50% of the DNA — the full blueprint for the child. DN...

God Is Life: Understanding the Unseen Realm Life and Death Beyond the Visible World We often think of life and death only in physical terms—breath, heartbeat, the beginning and end of the body. But Scripture speaks of a deeper reality. The life and death described in the Bible belong to the unseen realm, where God’s presence, spiritual forces, and eternal truth shape what is truly real. When God Reveals, We Grow Into Understanding As I’ve been studying—both Scripture and what we now know about the human body—I’ve realized something important: when God first revealed His word through Moses and the Prophets, humanity did not yet have the categories to grasp the fullness of what He was showing. God is described as fire. The Holy Spirit is the breath and power of God. Jesus is the Word made flesh. Three distinct persons, yet one God. We may struggle to understand how this works, but God gave us a living demonstration through Jesus Christ—especially in His sacrificia...