Religion

Can God Be Truly Good When There Is Suffering?0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- September 28, 2026
The “problem of evil,” which asks, “How is God good when there is so much evil in the world?” has long remained one of the most contested questions in philosophy. For many the deeper issue is not that evil exists, but that God, in some way, causes evil. But is this the case? The common
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3 Words For Sin and What They Teach Us About Human Nature 0
- Featured, Religion
- September 22, 2026
Though not the focal point of Christianity, an essential foundation to understand the need for Christ is the recognition of human sin. The theological understanding of sin was central in the Hebrew congregation preceding Christ and continues to heavily influence Christianity today; however, because the concept has been around for thousands of years, it can
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Neurotheology, a Bridge Between Religion and Science 0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion, Science
- September 11, 2026
An emerging field of psychology is recognizing the profound link among religious experience, the brain, and mental health. It’s called “neurotheology,” a multidisciplinary field that studies the relations between religion and the human brain. “Neurotheology is a two-way street so that it is not just neuroscience studying religion or religion commenting on neuroscience,” said Dr. Andrew Newberg, a neuroscientist and pioneer in the field, in an
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Fragmented Attention? It Isn’t Just Your Brain.0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion, Science
- August 24, 2026
If we’re following culture’s prevailing train of thought, we’ve grown accustomed to considering our failing attention spans as the product of our brains. Our culture constantly prompts mental hyperactivity, and our brains are slowly being rewired to crave the instant dopamine hits that online platforms can give. Indeed, the conversation around attention focuses heavily on
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The Traditional Christian Virtue That Best Predicts Relationship Success 0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- August 18, 2026
There’s an old story about a psychologist inching his way up a battered, gray-and-white speckled mountain. He scrapes and scrabbles his way up the cliff faces and ice walls, a breathless ascent, thinking all the time that he’ll enjoy in solitude an indescribable view with the knowledge of being the first person to ever scale
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Does God Need My Worship?0
- Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- August 18, 2026
Why does God need my worship? The first response to this question, if one is really talking about God, should be “God doesn’t!” But why doesn’t He? A common objection to “going to church” is that an all-powerful, all-knowing, all-good God should not need anyone to get together and sing songs about him. It’s true
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