by Jason Dykstra | Feb 28, 2026 | Afterlife, Theology
I’ve had the privilege of working with hundreds of students and younger adults for over 20 years now. Much of this mentoring has centered around either the humanitarian challenges our world faces or better understanding how we each were created to engage them....
by Jason Dykstra | Jan 2, 2026 | Practical, Theology
Happy New Year! For many, it is a time of hope, a time to recharge and refresh. But for many others, there seems to be no hope. For our brothers and sisters being persecuted and slaughtered in Nigeria, for children who still can’t get healthcare or education, or...
by Jason Dykstra | Nov 29, 2025 | Story, Theology
With another Thanksgiving spent at my parents (thankful for you, mom and dad!), I was reminded once again of the many treasures they’ve accumulated since I lived there as a kid. One in particular caught my attention…a record player in all its glory! The...
by Jason Dykstra | Aug 27, 2025 | Funny, Theology
Ever heard of Smash Up? It’s a crazy card game that assigns two categories of individuals (e.g. rock-stars and zombies) special powers appropriate to them, then smashes them up together on a team to play against your opponent’s two smashed-up categories of...
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...
