This opening piece of A Clash of Sovereignties looks at a visible clash between powerful institutions and asks whether the real conflict lies somewhere deeper. It invites us to pause, look again, and consider how easily we mistake surface‑level struggles for the ones that actually shape our faith.
A single image becomes a mirror. Not to shame us, but to help us see who we’ve become — and who God is inviting us to be.
We all trust something — ourselves, culture, instincts, or God. This reflection explores why our ache for something real often becomes the first step toward faith.
A reflective look at whether retaliation for a possible attack can ever be called a “holy war” — and why the New Covenant reframes the entire question around Jesus, discipleship, and the danger of using God’s name to bless violence.
A headline about unprecedented corruption raises a harder question: what happens when the danger isn’t their downfall, but ours? A reflection on the gods we choose and the ones we become.
This reflection began years ago, in a season when life felt like it was closing in. I’ve now added the part of the story I never finished — the staph infection that nearly took me out — and a brief update on becoming a cancer survivor. Through all of it, one truth has stayed with me: when everything tightens, God doesn’t let go.
We learn early to measure ourselves as either valuable or worthless. But Scripture invites us into something deeper. This piece explores why we settle for less than God intended — and how Christ gives the strength to live into our true purpose.
This started off with a simple question, from something I read online. Just a simple fact check. True or False.
A preserved 2016 reflection on the tensions between religion and politics — kept intact to show how my thinking has changed over time.
Originally written in 2011, this reflection looks at proposals to register Muslims—and why targeting any group exposes deeper fears, patterns, and questions about who we become.
