by Jason Dykstra | Aug 4, 2025 | Afterlife, Practical
When I’m not thinking about how God’s words in the Bible make so much sense if you truly explore them, I’m often thinking about how to bring God’s love and justice into our very broken world. Every day, a ridiculously tragic number of young...
by Jason Dykstra | Jun 28, 2025 | Afterlife, Logic
Well after a very unseasonably cool spring and early summer here in Michigan, it has finally gotten hot. At least for a couple weeks! The grass is dying, the people are sweating, and we’re starting to wonder what was so bad about that whole winter thing. OK,...
by Jason Dykstra | Jun 2, 2025 | Afterlife, Theology
We all like it simple and sweet. We’re busy, so we want quick solutions to problems. We’re pulled in many directions, so we want guidelines that go in the direction we prefer. We’re emotional, so we fall for whatever makes us transiently feel good....
by Jason Dykstra | May 4, 2025 | Practical, Theology
Many of us have witnessed a happy little hamster, enjoying those laps around the wheel, with no real knowledge of how she got there or why. So blissful and so ignorant! Now by ignorant I don’t mean intentional rejection of information; I simply mean not possessing...
by Jason Dykstra | Mar 29, 2025 | Afterlife, Logic
Well, I’m proud of my oldest boy for completing his first official job interview today! We practiced last night, he was poised and prepared, and now we wait in optimism. All of us have been there, putting lots of time, thought, and energy into what could be a...