Posts with the category “purpose”

There's something remarkable hidden in the genealogy of Genesis 5. Most of us glaze over when we hit those long lists of names in Scripture, but someone took the time to decode the Hebrew meanings beh...  Read More

There's something deeply uncomfortable about the phrase "take up your cross." In our modern world, we've softened it, domesticated it, turned it into a metaphor for minor inconveniences. A difficult b...  Read More

Life is full of competitions. From our earliest days in school, we learn to measure ourselves against others—grades, sports, careers, and countless other pursuits. We're wired to compete, to win, to a...  Read More

We live in an age of infinite distraction. Knowledge proliferates at unprecedented rates, yet confusion seems to grow alongside it. The prophet Daniel was told that in the end times, "many will run to...  Read More