Category Archives: Religion

Genesis 1:26-27 records God announcing: “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over … Continue reading →

There is a tendency for human beings to create God in their own image. Many seem to picture him as an old man, like their grandfather with a white beard, sitting in a comfy chair somewhere. But the Bible never … Continue reading →

Even God has faced temptation. God became a human being, and as a human being, he faced all the sorts of temptations that each of us experience (see Matthew 4:1-11 or Luke 4:1-13). Satan approached him once, after Jesus had … Continue reading →

God really is a genius. The Bible describes God as the source of all wisdom and knowledge. This makes sense, since God is described as the author of the universe; thus, everything that exists, even the world of ideas, would … Continue reading →

Elijah finds God where he least expected. After winning the God contest on Mount Carmel and slaughtering 450 prophets of Baal, Elijah had run in terror from Jezebel, the queen of Israel, after she threatened to kill him. Hiding in … Continue reading →

When you read the story of Jonah in the Bible, if all you do is focus on the whale and wonder whether that’s even possible, then you’re missing the whole point of the story. The point? That you’re not going … Continue reading →

Underestimating God is always a mistake. In Exodus 15 we see why. The Israelites were a bunch of slaves trying to run away from their owner, which happened to be Egypt–at the time, the world’s most powerful nation. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

Not getting what you deserve can be a good thing. Paul makes clear in his many letters that became part of the New Testament that the Christian’s relationship to God—his salvation—are the consequence of Jesus’ death on the cross alone. … Continue reading →