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!   ...

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...

Salvation: More Than a Moment, A Life With God Understanding salvation as God’s ongoing work of deliverance, mercy, and presence in our daily lives. Salvation is one of those words Christians use often, but I wonder how many truly understand what it means. For a long time, I had only a fuzzy picture of it—almost like receiving a free ticket to heaven. As long as I believed in Jesus Christ and made Him Lord of my life, I thought I was saved, relating salvation only to some future event. As I began studying the word salvation in both the Old and New Testaments—looking back to the original Hebrew and Greek—I discovered a much fuller picture. Salvation isn’t just about eternity; it’s also about today. Our actions in this life affect what happens at judgment, so salvation includes the now, the next, and the next. Each day I awake, I can include that day as part of my salvation. As long as Christ lives in me and I in Him, I have salvation—deliverance fro...