Why Get Married at All?

Divorce rates remain high, marriage rates keep falling, and young adults are asking hard questions about whether tying the knot is even worth it. Our culture offers two competing answers: the traditional view (marriage as duty for the family or community) and the modern view (marriage as a path to personal fulfillment). Both have cracks.

This article explores a third way—marriage as covenant. More than a contract or a romance, covenant is a public promise to love faithfully through change and hardship. Drawing on Scripture, research, and real-life examples, we look at how covenant gives marriage depth, resilience, and a purpose beyond happiness alone.

There’s an ancient book—mostly forgotten except by those who’ve wandered deep into Bible commentaries—called the Book of Enoch. In it, fallen angels give humanity forbidden knowledge: warfare, astrology, even technology. Yes, technology. A gift from demons. Make of that what you will.

Maybe the ancients were onto something.

We were promised connection, but we got isolation. We sought entertainment, but we became addicts. And now we are fighting a neurochemical war with theological scalpels. This isn’t just about ideas anymore. It’s about appetite.

If we’re going to resist the spell of poppies and pixels, we’ll need more than good arguments. We’ll need stillness. Presence. The power of the Spirit. This is how we wake up in an age of distraction—not with noise, but with embodied, interruptive grace.

Long before COVID, our culture was already sedating itself with screens. Then the pandemic cut the brake lines. Trapped at home, we didn’t reach for alcohol or opioids—we reached for apps. Reels, filters, and endless notifications became our escape, numbing us into spiritual sleep. In a world drowning in distraction, the call to Christ-followers is urgent and clear: if we are to wake others, we must first wake up ourselves.

This is the mysterium tremendum.

In a culture where church and faith have, for many, become cursory routines—and where our modern biases have dulled any real expectation of the supernatural—perhaps what we need most is to recover, with fresh eyes, the terrifying mystery of encountering Christ.

For years, it seemed Christianity in the West was in terminal decline — until Gen Z disrupted the trend. This article explores the quiet resurgence of faith among young adults, from viral revivals to rising church attendance, and what it reveals about a generation hungry for truth, purpose, and something transcendent.

We all feel the tension—wanting to talk about Jesus without making it awkward. This article breaks down how to share your faith naturally, in everyday conversations, without sounding pushy or weird. Whether you’re new to evangelism or just need a refresher, these practical tips will help you speak with grace and confidence.

"I skipped my prom after a date shoved me off a pier—tux ripped, night ruined. Want a prom you won’t regret? Here’s what I wish I’d known: set your limits, talk it out, and own the dance floor. No falls required."

"Doubts are not the antithesis of faith. Rather, faith and doubt are like dance partners, moving and flowing together to strengthen us."

Does a general belief in God count as saving faith? No, it doesn't. Jesus said, "the demons believe there is one God, and they tremble" (James 2:19). A cognitive decision that there is a God cannot save you. The demons believed and were trembling! Just admitting that God exists would not constitute a saving faith any more than conceding that your belief that bears exist would save you if you got in a fight with one.

Upon reading some of his parting words, the words I’ve shared here, I found myself yearning to know Christ more. Through his last fight with pain, Tim, in a way, preached his final and perhaps most powerful sermon of all.

One of the main aspirations parents have for their kids in the wake of the Covid era is mental health. Not surprisingly kids did not fare well through the lockdowns, mental health struggles continue to be at an all-time high according to recent research.

The single biggest struggle in many churches is getting people to volunteer consistently. In many communities, volunteer teams that took years to build were shattered by the pandemic and have yet to recover.

“What is Lent?” “Is Lent in the Bible?” “What are we supposed to do for Lent?” “Is giving up Ice Cream good enough?”