In the Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic Church allowed itself to become corrupt. It had an incessant need for money, and this led to many abuses, such as the selling of Church offices, such as that of bishop. Since this Read more…
Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica (photo by Jeremy Harbeck of NASA) Think of a glacier as a river of ice moving very slowly downhill. For obvious reasons, glaciers only form in really cold climates, such as tall mountains or locations far Read more…
The New Testament is very clear: we are to love God, not money, for we cannot serve both.[1] Paul insisted that elders and deacons must be “free from the love of money,”[2] and he warned that “the love of money Read more…
In Luke 14:26, Jesus makes this astounding statement: “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.” Did Jesus really mean Read more…
Antinomianism[1] is the belief that Christians are free to sin with impunity because Christ has paid the price for all of our sins. Antinomianism was recognized as a problem even in the early days of Christianity. Jesus implies as much Read more…
A frequent criticism of Christians is that we are judgmental. This is ironic because both Jesus and Paul told us not to judge others—and particularly those who are not Christians. Jesus said it like this in Matthew 7:1-5, which is Read more…
When I was a teenager, which was before I became a Christian fifty years ago at age 20, I thought Christianity was a silly religion—because that was how my Christian friends had explained it to me. If you just believed Read more…
The heart of today’s solar panels is silicon. Silicon is the primary element involved in absorbing sunlight and generating electricity. But it looks like tomorrow’s solar panels may use perovskite instead of silicon.[1] Perovskite is a calcium titanium oxide mineral first Read more…
We are only a few days away from January 1st, the beginning of the new year. But the Jewish New Year, known as Rosh Hashanah,[1] has already happened—or is yet to happen, depending on your perspective. In 2025, the Jewish Read more…
The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah began this year on December 14th and continues until December 22nd. Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Jerusalem temple in about 164 B.C., after it had been desecrated by the Greek ruler, Antiochus Epiphanes. Antiochus Read more…