Insight & the Modern World

How to have clear eyes while living in a world with AI, emerging technology, media narratives, and culture’s “wide path” seductions to draw us away from Jesus.

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A white dove hovering over the earth, showing that all nations on earth are under God

Rededicate America as one nation under God

Insight & the Modern World

When people talk about “one nation under God,” the conversation often jumps straight to politics, patriotism, or personal conviction. But the Bible gives us a very different starting point. Scripture never teaches that any modern nation can become God’s covenant people. Yet it does teach that every nation is already under God’s authority – not because of a ceremony or a rededication, but because God is the Creator and Judge of all the earth.

The beginning of a series on being under God
A watercolor image that depicts Adam and Eve clothed in animal skins, walking away from Eden with sorrow, while a cherubim stands guard at the entrance holding a flaming sword flashing back and forth, just as described in Genesis 3:24

Everyone Is an Immigrant: From Eden to Exile

Insight & the Modern World

This essay traces the immigrant journey from Adam and Eve’s exile from Eden through Israel’s exodus and exile, showing how Scripture frames humanity itself as displaced and searching for home. It connects biblical narratives to today’s refugee crises and political debates, and closes with Stephen Hawking’s stark reflection on death – reminding us that even the greatest scientific minds cannot escape the universal longing for permanence.

From Eden's Exile to Today's Refugee Camps
Young girl frowns over an inadequate meal. In the background, her mother holds her had in her hands.

SNAP, Shutdowns, and the Spiritual Cost of Withholding Help

Insight & the Modern World

A faith-informed reflection on SNAP, government shutdowns, and the spiritual cost of withholding help. Explores biblical themes like the Lord’s Prayer, the Great Commission, and Jesus’ parable of the Sheep and the Goats – revealing how hunger, poverty, and confinement are not just policy issues, but spiritual invitations.

When we neglect the poor, we harden our policies and our hearts!
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