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Crossing the Galaxy: How Star Wars Can Help Us Better Understand the Bible

Crossing the Galaxy: How Star Wars Can Help Us Better Understand the Bible

Bringing Christianity into the Mainstream The Judeo-Christian worldview is the foundation upon which western civilization has been built....

Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover: The Spiritual Deception of the Greatest Salesman in the World

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Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover: The Spiritual Deception of the Greatest Salesman in the World

“Wealth, my son, should never be your goal in life…True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse” (19). We have all heard the old adage:...

The Neuroses of Dr. Paper

“Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.” ~Sigmund Freud PROLOGUE — “The Bookend” — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Peering over her...

Day Trader

“Though man loved his fellow [man], yet man is a money-making animal, which propensity too often interferes with his benevolence.” ~...

The War to Be Heard: A (Short) Epic About Writing

The War to Be Heard: A (Short) Epic About Writing

Prologue A writer’s life is a lonely one — so much time is spent in solitude — apart from the outside world. Hours are consumed by days,...

Professor R. Guile's Class

“Okay, Professor! We’re coming down!” I heard a student shout from the second floor window, just above me, as I was entering the Hamilton...

A Depth that's Hard to Fathom: The Old Man and the Sea as a Story About the Craft of Writing

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A Depth that's Hard to Fathom: The Old Man and the Sea as a Story About the Craft of Writing

[*SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't read The Old Man and the Sea, and do not wish to have the ending revealed, please do not continue.] The...

Begging For Change: A Short Story About Misreading the Signs of Poverty

Begging For Change: A Short Story About Misreading the Signs of Poverty

Were his teeth missing or were they just stained? If it was the latter, they were the darkest brown imaginable. It was also difficult to...

Not Yet Awake: A Short Story About Dreaming

Not Yet Awake: A Short Story About Dreaming

I am up, but I am not yet awake. The sun has yet to rise; the night still lurks in the shadows. If it weren’t for the bird chirping in...

The Greatest Literary Enigma of All Time: The Synoptic Problem & A Possible Solution

The Greatest Literary Enigma of All Time: The Synoptic Problem & A Possible Solution

[*Article also appears on www.thegodofabraham.com] Part I: A Literary Enigma Leading biblical scholar Mark Goodacre describes the...

"In the Year of the Lord": 4 Reasons to Believe Jesus Historically Existed

"In the Year of the Lord": 4 Reasons to Believe Jesus Historically Existed

Time is an interesting concept. How we understand time, shapes our existence in more ways than we often care to acknowledge. If I were to...

Digital Alchemy: Who Invented the Internet & the Supernatural Basis Behind It

Digital Alchemy: Who Invented the Internet & the Supernatural Basis Behind It

If I asked you: who invented the airplane? You would likely say the Wright Brothers. If I asked you: who invented the telephone? You...

In God We Trust: What the Bible Says About Money

In God We Trust: What the Bible Says About Money

After man sinned against God in the Garden of Eden, God punished man. God said to Adam, “Cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you...

The Bad Tenants: A Parable About Jesus's Death & the Dangers of Greed

The Bad Tenants: A Parable About Jesus's Death & the Dangers of Greed

And he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country for a...

The Tipping Point: 3 Reasons Why Leaving a Tip Has Got to Go

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The Tipping Point: 3 Reasons Why Leaving a Tip Has Got to Go

When you read the title of this post, you might think: Wow, this guy is against tipping, what a cheapskate. You are right, I am against...

The 5 Most Common Arguments Against Student Debt Forgiveness (& Why They Are All Wrong)