Category Archives: Theology


The Worldview Behind Avatar

The year is 2154, and humans are attempting to mine the valuable mineral unabtanium from the planet Pandora. Humans have virtually destroyed their own planet and desperately need extra-planetary resources to survive. Jake Sully, a wounded marine, is assigned to …

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Is it Okay to Have Doubts?

Real Christians don’t doubt. Or at least that’s the unspoken message in many churches today. Well, if that’s true then I guess I’m not a real Christian because I’ve had (and still have) my share of doubts. By the way, …

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What Does It Mean to Have Faith in God?

A few summers ago I spoke at a camp in Northern California. Topics for the week included intelligent design, the reliability of Scripture, and the historical resurrection of Jesus. On the last day of camp, a young Christian woman complained …

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What Does the Bible Say about Demons?

The Bible uses many terms to speak of demons: fallen angels, principalities, powers, evil spirits, and deceiving spirits just to name a few. Like Satan, demons are actually angels who were created by God to do His good work and …

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Are UFOs Real?

Yes, UFO’s are real. But before we go any further, let me define UFO. A UFO is an Unidentified Flying Object, where “unidentified” simply means the eyewitnesses could not identify what they saw! With today’s advanced technology, it’s no surprise …

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Finding God in the Land of Narnia

From Star Wars to the Matrix, from Harry Potter to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, modern fantasy and science fiction are filled with references to the possible existence of worlds outside our physical universe. Both young and old, it seems, are …

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Seeking God’s Will?—Part 2

“I know God’s specific will for your life.” When I tell this to my students, they often think this means I’ve received a special word from God, and that I’m about to tell them where they should go to college …

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Seeking God’s Will?—Part 1

Have you ever wondered, “How can I know the will of God for my life?” To be honest, this question deeply troubled me for many years of my life. What does God want me to do? What if I miss …

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What will Heaven be like?

If you knew for certain that you only had three days left to live on Earth, how would you spend your remaining time? Recently I posed this question to a group of Christian high school seniors and their answers included …

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Why Doctrine Matters More than Ever

Doctrine is under attack. Your initial response might be, “Of course it is, heretics have been challenging the foundations of the church since its inception!” and that is true, but today’s attack not only targets particular doctrines held integral to …

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