Our woes began when God was forced out of His central shrine and “things” were allowed to enter. Within the human heart “things” have taken over. Men have now by nature no peace within their hearts, for God is crowned there no longer, but there in the moral dusk stubborn and aggressive usurpers fight among … Continue reading A.W. Tozer: Our woes began when God was forced out of His central shrine.
Acts 1:12-26: Judas, Matthias, and the Significance of the Twelve Apostles
After telling about Jesus’ incarnation, resurrection, and ascension, Luke shifts the spotlight to the apostles—the ones the Lord entrusted with carrying the gospel from Jerusalem, out into Judea and Samaria, and eventually to the ends of the earth. But before the mission could move forward, something had to be addressed: the vacancy left by Judas. … Continue reading Acts 1:12-26: Judas, Matthias, and the Significance of the Twelve Apostles
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Even in the best of all hearts, there remains…an uprooted small corner of evil.
It was granted to me to carry away from my prison years on my bent back, which nearly broke beneath its load, this essential experience: how a human being becomes evil and how good. In the intoxication of youthful successes I had felt myself to be infallible, and I was therefore cruel. In the surfeit … Continue reading Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Even in the best of all hearts, there remains…an uprooted small corner of evil.
Thoughts on the Death of Charlie Kirk
On September 10, 2025, I was at the office when a notification flashed across my computer screen: Charlie Kirk had been shot and killed. It was one of those moments that leaves a sinking feeling in the gut—the sudden realization that a public figure’s life had been cut short. Apart from a few video clips … Continue reading Thoughts on the Death of Charlie Kirk
St. Augustine: The only cause of all created things is the goodness of the Creator
St. Augustine asserts that the pursuit of knowledge through natural sciences is limitless and often uncertain. However, believers should hold firm to the understanding that all existence originates from a benevolent Creator, who is the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.