July 2026
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Have You Ever Forgiven God?
What EverQuest Taught Me About Grievance, Judgment, and God Have you ever forgiven God? The question may sound arrogant, irreverent, or even blasphemous. In Christianity, forgiveness is normally understood to move in the opposite direction. God forgives us. We confess, repent, and receive mercy. God is the injured party. We are the ones standing in… Continue reading
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Are We Gambling on the Same God?
Can Love Be Demanded Under Threat? There is a version of Christianity that places eternal punishment in the background of every spiritual conversation. Sometimes it is stated gently. Sometimes it is stated with tears. Sometimes it is wrapped in language about grace, rescue, salvation, and love. But the structure remains: submit, believe, confess, repent, accept,… Continue reading
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The Spectrum of Mercy
Before we talk about Hell, we need to ask what mercy means in ordinary language. Mercy is not just a beautiful religious word. It is not a vague glow we place around God, forgiveness, or salvation. Mercy has a relationship to judgment. And judgment has a relationship to offense, culpability, consequence, and punishment. If those… Continue reading
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God Is In Control, But You Are Responsible
Christianity often asks ordinary people to hold two ideas at the same time. God is in control. You are responsible. Both statements can sound reasonable when they are spoken separately. When someone is grieving, “God is in control” can feel like comfort. It suggests that pain is not meaningless, that history is not random, that… Continue reading
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When Words Become Fog
Christianity is often introduced in very simple words. Love.Mercy.Hope.Forgiveness.Father.Rescue.Relationship.Good news. These are not academic words. They are human words. They are the kind of words you can say beside a hospital bed, at a funeral, in a church pew, during an altar call, or to someone whose life has cracked open and who does not… Continue reading
Faith Without Fog 