Keep The Faith

Killing, Genocide, and the Brain Short Intro: Our minds are powerful, but they are also vulnerable. As I’ve been reading David Eagleman’s book The Brain: The Story of You , I’ve been struck by how easily the brain can shift between logic and emotion—and how that shift affects the way we see human life, human worth, and even God’s coming kingdom. The Trolley Problem and the Human Brain Eagleman describes two well‑known experiments. Scenario 1: You stand beside a railroad switch. Four workers are on the track the train is heading toward. One worker is on the other track. If you pull the switch, one dies and four live. Most people say they would pull the switch. Scenario 2: You stand on a water tower beside a very large man. The same runaway train is coming, and it will kill four workers unless the man falls onto the track. If you push him, he dies and four live. Almost no one says they would push him. Both choices kill one to save four. Why do people choose di...

War has been on my heart again. Not just as a topic of history or politics, but as something deeply spiritual—something that reveals what is in the human heart. I feel led to gather some thoughts and experiences together in the hope that hearts might turn away from war and toward the peace of Christ. On My Heart to Talk About War I have it on my heart to talk about war. Maybe it’s because of that final war the Bible speaks of— the battle of Armageddon, the war to end all wars. We all know what war is, but if you’re like me, you may not have spent much time truly thinking about it. I want to begin with a simple definition. What Is War? War is a conflict involving organized weapons and physical force between nations or large groups. Each side holds territory, each has leaders who can surrender or collapse, and wars usually arise from disputes over sovereignty, land, resources, religion, or ideology. A war to free an occupied nation is called...

I've been studying about this day in the future known as "the great day of the Lord". This is what I've discovered: All peoples, everyone, will know Who it is coming  (the Lord Jesus Christ). Everyone will mourn. All tears will be wiped away. Matthew 24:30 King James Version (KJV) 30  And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Revelation 1:7 Common English Bible (CEB) 7  Look, he is coming with the clouds! Every eye will see him, including those who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him. This is so. Amen. Why is everyone morning? I believe it is because it is at this moment that everyone sees or comes to know that person Jesus died for; the true self. Isaiah 45:21-25 Common English Bible (CEB) 21  Announce! Approach! Confer together!   ...