Does God’s election cancel free will — or does it finally make our choices matter? That question has divided believers for centuries because it touches something most of us hold sacred: the sense that we can decide. We want to believe God is in control, but we still want a say in how life unfolds….
“I’ve seen enough seasons to know a tree can’t fake its fruit. The same goes for faith—what’s real keeps producing, even when no one’s watching.” The fruit of real faith doesn’t need an audience. It grows quietly, where nobody’s clapping—when obedience feels costly and small. You notice it later, after the choice has been made,…
Real faith vs easy believism isn’t a quiet disagreement inside the church—it’s a crossroads every believer faces. One road costs you nothing but leaves you unchanged. The other costs you everything yet gives you life. I’ve met plenty of people who meant well when they prayed a prayer. Some were sincere, others just scared. But…
The church has always shown that the body of Christ may differ in form, yet remain one in faith. That truth is at the heart of all the forms of worship we see today. Step into almost any gathering of believers and you’ll notice the contrast immediately. In one room, voices rise in song; in…
Walk into any church on Sunday morning, and you’ll hear the question whispered somewhere in the room: Does it really matter how we worship? Some people raise hands under blue stage lights; others bow heads beneath stained glass. I’ve heard the same conversation for decades, in sanctuaries and staff meetings alike—and I’ve learned that what…
Walk into a hundred churches across America on Sunday morning, and you’ll see a split. Some gather under stained-glass windows, singing hymns to the sound of an organ. Others meet in repurposed gyms, lights dimmed, lyrics projected, bands on stage. People call the first a traditional church and the second a contemporary church. The assumption…
Walk into ten different churches on a Sunday morning, and you may feel like you’ve stepped into ten different worlds. One church greets you with stained glass, hymnals, and a robed choir. Another pulls you into dimmed lights, a stage band, and lyrics projected across the wall. People call one a traditional church and the…
I am sick of watching the church twist the gospel. The latest obsession is wokeness in the church — leaders parade terms like “whiteness” and “blackness” as though they were biblical categories, then build strategies around them. But the apostles never framed the faith that way. They preached Christ crucified, repentance for sin, and reconciliation…
We’ve never lived in a time quite like this. Artificial intelligence isn’t just another tool; it’s reshaping everything from business to medicine to government. Some people are thrilled. Others are terrified. And in Christian circles, a question keeps surfacing: Could AI be the one world order the Bible warns about in the end times? It’s…
Church hurt is not a theory. It’s a lived reality. Every year, thousands of believers quietly step away from the church — sometimes for a season, sometimes for good. The question presses in: why do people leave the church, especially after being hurt? Some assume it’s because faith itself failed. Others think it’s simply because…