Let's blow our minds on God’s Foreknowledge: When we read in 1 Peter 1:1-2 that believers are “elect…according to the foreknowledge of God,” we might wonder how God’s choosing and our free choices fit...  Read More

Weaponized Empathy and Compassion: A Biblical Christian PerspectiveWe live in a world increasingly shaped by emotion.  I often see well-meaning and “good” people go sideways in what they stand for and...  Read More

Do Moral Rules Really Protect Us? What History Says About Sex, Culture, and CollapseI read this fascinating paper based on a massive book written back in the 1930s.  An Oxford anthropologist named J.D...  Read More

Picture this: God sets a divine calendar with seven spectacular feasts, each a dazzling rehearsal for His grand redemptive story. In fact, these “appointed times” literally mean “dress rehearsals”. So...  Read More

So here is how I start:Immerse in the TextSunday night, I read the passage (e.g., Proverbs 4:1-7) multiple times without a goal, just to let it sink in and feel familiar.Pray for GuidanceEarly Monday ...  Read More

Hey church!  Here's all the news fit to print at FSC..  I try to make it skimmable.  Worth watching:  I was sent this conversation with Grok Ai. Grok 4 now works at a higher level than any PHD on the ...  Read More

I was observing my new community of Christian friends listening to everyone’s God stories at a team BBQ shortly after we returned from a mission trip. Serving and praying together had drawn us all clo...  Read More

Discovering Hope in Hard Times: An Introduction to 1 Peter Imagine you’re a first-century Christian, far from home, facing suspicion from neighbors, and maybe even persecution for your faith. Life fee...  Read More

Okay, so I came across something in a podcast that I thought was fascinating since it relates so much to Christian growth.  You’ve heard me say that Paul says to put off things like anger but if I jus...  Read More

Stewardship of God’s CreationAt the heart of Christian stewardship is the call to care for the earth, as outlined in Genesis 2:15, where humanity is tasked with tending and keeping the garden. Solar e...  Read More

Let’s be honest—some Sundays, getting to church feels like running a marathon with no warm-up. The kids are melting down, the dog threw up on the carpet, and the coffee tastes like burnt hope.  And wh...  Read More

The central problem with many seeker-friendly, "light gospel" churches that focus on practical advice while avoiding deep engagement with God's Word is that they may offer behavior modification withou...  Read More