by Jason Dykstra | Dec 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Who hasn’t asked themselves what might lie on the other side of death? Discussions, books, movies, jobs, life goals, and entire worldviews are dedicated to this hugely important question! And for those who entertain Christianity’s answer as an option on...
by Jason Dykstra | Nov 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you’ve ever seriously contemplated writing and publishing a book, likely one of the primary thoughts driving you through the process was how the book would look as a finished product sitting there in all its literary glory on the bookstore shelf! And why not? One...
by Jason Dykstra | Nov 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today I got to visit one of my favorite places: Joshua Tree National Park. It’s in the middle of nowhere in SoCal—a feat in itself—with huge piles of massive boulders decorating an otherwise desert landscape. Aside from its rugged beauty, it’s the best place I know of...
by Jason Dykstra | Nov 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
This seems like such an obviously crucial Christian concept, especially coming from an impartial and just God who claims to judge justly (Deuteronomy 32:4, 10:17, 1 Peter 2:23). One cannot judge justly, be he God or not, if he automatically saves or damns particular...
by Jason Dykstra | Nov 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
When you finish a paper—even a really, really long one—it may feel like you’ve written a book, but it sure doesn’t look like a lovely little tome to crawl up with on the couch, right? It looks like a rather unwieldy, unfriendly blob of text that just keeps...
by Jason Dykstra | Nov 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
“How are you today?” “Fine!” But often we aren’t fine are we? “I just can’t get enough of my wonderful kids!” But often those kids don’t act so wonderful and we have had plenty of them, right? “You look so...
