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  • News and Misinformation

    We live in a world where “a lie makes it around the world before the truth can get out of bed.” It’s all too common to see headlines and stories reported on social media and in the media, only to later learn that the sensationalized story is more complex, or that key context was missing…

  • Book Review: The Book of Enoch for Beginners

    In 2014, the Darren Aronofsky’s Noah soared at the box office while causing angst among people of faith everywhere. Countless movie goers walked into the theater expecting Russell Crowe to retell the familiar tale of Noah’s ark, only to walk out dazed and confused by what they had just seen. For instead of the Sunday…

  • Book Review: Answers from Aslan

    Does the world really need one more book about C.S. Lewis? Donald Williams thinks so, as is evident from his latest book, Answers from Aslan (DeWard, 2023). This volume explores the apologetic contributions and arguments of C.S. Lewis in light of Lewis’s reception and subsequent apologetic works. In brief, Williams argues that, yes, Lewis is…

  • Just Justice (God Is…)

    This post originated as a message at Arise Church. What comes to mind when you hear the word, justice? Probably a lot of things, because right now, justice is a hot button issue. You can hardly get on social media, watch the news, read something, or make a TikTok without being confronted by conversations about…

  • God on Trial (God Is…)

    This post originated with a message at Arise Church. In this scene from God on Trial, Rabbi Akiba questions the goodness of God, concluding that, no, God has revealed that He is not good.  If you get the chance to watch this full scene, it’s powerful and emotional, made all the more palpable by the…

  • What I Read in 2023

    Every year, I commit to reading as much and as widely as possible. And as a means of attempting to remember everything I’ve read and holding myself accountable to my reading goals, I track the books I’ve read each year. (Click here to see what I read in 2022) A couple of notes on this…

  • The Surrender (God Is…)

    This post originated with a message from Arise Church. In this scene from the show Turn, George Washington accepts the British surrender at the end of the American Revolution. This was the moment that solidified Washington’s status as perhaps the Father of our nation. Everywhere you look, the United States remembers George Washington. He graces…

  • I Love You 3000 (God Is…)

    This post originated as a message at Arise Church. I love the Avengers (and the whole OG Marvel Cinematic Universe, to be honest). I love it so much that I saw this movie twice on opening day: once at midnight with my college buddies and then again later that afternoon with my family. I love…

  • Words in the Bible

    A few weeks ago, I found myself in need of some data on the words of the Bible for a message I was preparing. And so I stumbled down the rabbit hole of Biblical numerological data. What I found was, of course, intriguing on a number of levels. And so I figured I would share…

  • Christmas Letter 2023

    Merry Christmas Friends and Family, We hope this missive finds you well, warm, and enjoying many festivities celebrating the birth of our King Jesus! After a year’s hiatus (more on that below), we return to our (admittedly, millennial) tradition of the digital Christmas letter. We missed sending a letter last year because, well, 2022 was…