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Climate change is happening. It’s not so much a question of “if,” but rather a question of “how much” and “when.” The American church is unfortunately very polarized when it comes to the issue. In the United States, Democratic and liberal-leaning Christians tend to more strongly emphasize science and what we can do to create change. Conversely, Republican and conservative-leaning Christians tend to more strongly distrust scientists and seek to keep the sanctity of church values about anything else. However, both sides should be able to find room to agree—climate change is real and it is happening. The question is,…

After a year of becoming married, I’ve gained newfound appreciation for the bible phrase, “and the two shall become one.” It’s an idea that shows up in Genesis, the gospels, and also Ephesians when Paul is talking about marriage. I mean, I’ve always heard of the phrase. Theoretically I was on board—otherwise I wouldn’t have stood up there at the altar and said “I do” when I married my wife. But I also didn’t know just how hard, or rewarding, it would actually be. Change is slow, and we also didn’t hear about the daily realities of marriage prior to…

What Is An Idol? Productivity is an idol. In the biblical sense, an idol is something that people worship or center their lives around other than God. In America, we have many idols: individualism, wealth, work (to name a few). We look up to those values. We strive for them. We can orient our whole lives around these ideals. In the pop culture sense, idols are people that we look up to or associate with success. There is an entire reality TV show named “American Idol” where singers compete for stardom. “Roger Federer or Serena Williams is my tennis idol,”…