Discover the Depths of True Faith
It's True Faith: Delving Deep in the Scriptures
The Truth can set you free, and faith can save you…but “the Devil is in the details”. This blog is a collection of topics, scriptures, book quotations, and personal reflections gathered together and shared with all who are seeking to live as Christ-followers. These are “weighty” topics, but ones that everyone should at least consider. The primary audience for this blog is people who identify themselves as “Christians”. However, “wonderers”, “wanderers”, “explorers”, and skeptics are welcome.
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Is Recreational Drug Use “sorcery”?
The English word “sorcery” in the Bible is a translation of several Greek and Hebrew terms, but most notably it often renders the Greek word pharmakeia (φαρμακεία). To understand what “sorcery” means biblically, it’s helpful to look at both the original language, the...
Should Christians Participate in Recreational Drug Use?
The growing legalization and normalization of recreational drugs—especially marijuana—has raised serious questions for Christians. Among them: “Is recreational drug use any different from moderate alcohol consumption? Should Christians feel free to partake?” At first...
Psalmic Symmetry: Exploring Thematic and Linguistic Structures in a 30-Day Reading Cycle of the Psalter
I’ve been reading the Psalms for years. Like many believers, I’ve turned to them for comfort in grief, language for worship, and a framework for prayer when words fail me. But not long ago, I stumbled onto something that I can only describe as… astonishing. And the...
Salvation by Faith or Works?
We Protestants passionately and resolutely proclaim that salvation comes through faith alone! We boldly cite Paul's letter to the Ephesians as our "proof text" to support our belief. But let's take a closer look at the tension between faith and works. Are they truly...
Partakers of the Divine Nature
Most Christians do not know about the astonishing future that Jesus has waiting for them upon receiving their "resurrected bodies". Christians will be "partakers of the divine nature" and will be divine as a reflection of Jesus who is, of course, divine. In this post,...
Discover Psalmic Symmetry
What if the Psalms were designed to be read in a hidden cycle—one that reveals deeper patterns of language, emotion, and theology? Psalmic Symmetry explores the remarkable coherence that emerges when reading the Psalms using a 30-day sequence, uncovering repeated phrases, mirrored themes, and spiritual arcs that suggest an intentional, perhaps divine, structure beneath the surface. If you’ve ever felt there was more to the Psalms than meets the eye, this journey will change the way you read them forever.
