Aug 23, 2026
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a powerful tool. Like other tools, it is not a person. It is not morally responsible. It does not bear the image of God. It cannot repent, believe, love, or worship. And yet, unlike most tools that have come before it, AI presents...
Aug 21, 2026
by Kamal Weerakoon We all want our children and the other young people in our churches to be happy, safe, and connected to both God and their friends in this world. But recent research from the US Christian research agency Barna highlights the tension between the...
Aug 20, 2026
by Benjamin Shuhyta When you speak to God about our civic leaders, how do you pray? Do you pray for them at all? Maybe we wait til we read about a new law or about a rate hike. But shouldn’t we be more proactive? God’s word does give us principles to help...
Aug 15, 2026
by John McClean Lots of people around us are asking, one way or another, “What is life for?” Does it make sense? Is there a purpose to any of it? Sometimes it’s an existential question — why get out of bed? More often it shows up in specific parts of life. Young...
Aug 15, 2026
by John McClean In the previous post I argued that our society has lost a sense of direction and purpose. We have rejected telos. Yet we need it, and God gives it to us. We need to know the purpose of ourselves and the world. We see it at the end of history. The last...
Aug 15, 2026
by John McClean What is the goal of the world and us? That is the most important thing about the new creation, the city-temple, is God’s presence. The God we cannot see now will purify his people for his presence, so that we will see him face to face (Rev 22:3b-4). He...