Monday, August 21, 2023
There is a difference between perspective and truth. Perspective is somebody’s individual point of view, opinion, or way of looking at things. It’s influenced by their experiences, beliefs, values, culture, and personal history. It’s the diverse and subjective way a person sees the world. Meanwhile, truth is a statement of fact. It is objectively independent… Read more
Friday, August 4, 2023
One of the fun quirks in my home is that there are three electrical outlets that are not controlled by the fact that sending electricity to whatever is plugged into them is their only job. Instead, for reasons I cannot fathom, they are controlled by light switches at varying distances from the outlet. What this… Read more
Thursday, August 3, 2023
In an age of sound bytes and scrolling headlines, we don’t get much practice following the trail of a complex argument. This doesn’t do us any favors when it comes to reading much in general, but definitely when it comes to the Bible specifically. Paul has been making an argument using a substantial number of… Read more
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
When I was around 12 and 13 years old, I did some babysitting, and as a parent, I’ve also hired my share of babysitters. The problem with being a 13-year-old babysitter is that you have no real authority, and everybody knows it. All you can do is appeal to their 5-year-old sense of decency and… Read more