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  • Conversations with Platon: When Heaven Hijacked Humanity, Part III

    When Heaven Hijacked Humanity, Part III presents both Mary and Joseph with decisions to make—faith and obedience amidst fear and confusion, or something else.

  • This Morning I was Broken

    The Brother’s Bard reflects on a transformative morning study of Matthew’s Gospel, emphasizing the universal nature of Jesus’ gospel for all socioeconomic groups. We want to highlight the need for Christians to recognize spiritual conditions of the lost and engage actively in prayer and service to address this labor shortage in the harvest. Spiritual outreach,…

  • Gratitude Through Pain: How God Uses Suffering to Shape Us

    “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”1 Thessalonians 5:18 I woke up this morning at 5:30 with a familiar ache running down my right side. After years of hard jobs, injuries, and a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, mornings like this are nothing new. That IED…

  • Conversations with Platon: When Heaven Highjacked Humanity, Part II

    Rome doesn’t fear strange gods. Rome fears divided allegiance. And now, in a single speech, Commodus declares Christianity a political threat — and sets the course for everything that follows.

  • Conversations With Platon: Matthew’s Writing of His Gospel

    Matthew, a first-century Jewish tax collector, transformed from a reviled traitor to a pivotal Gospel author. His writings emphasize Jesus’ kingship and serve as the church’s discipleship foundation for centuries. This narrative explores Matthew’s life, his calling by Jesus, and his enduring impact through storytelling, featuring fictional companion Platon for added depth.

  • Transformation, Not Condemnation: A Journey of Identity in Christ

    For the last six weeks, I have been going through a transition—true transformation, not condemnation. I didn’t realize until recently that for forty years I tried to fix my own spiritual problems. I filled the holes in my soul by myself and basically told God, “You don’t help anyway. I’ve got this.” I didn’t “hit…

  • ✨ Conversations With Platon: When Heaven Hijacked Humanity, Part I

    After a close call during the night, Matthew and Platon continue their conversation as Matthew writes about the Virgin Birth. Matthew explains what humanity lost in the Fall of Humanity. A new Roman Legate makes new policies.

  • Fighting Through the Spiritual Fog of War

    On Veterans Day, we remember the covenant between David and Jonathan—brothers in arms who fought, bled, and believed together. Their story reminds us that the battles of faith, loss, and healing continue long after the war.

  • When I Agree With Trump Policies — But Still Won’t Reward Trump

    “Full throttle, no map, and no brakes.” I’ll lead with this confession: parts of Donald Trump’s agenda hit home. I may agree with some Trump policies but not Trump himself. His hard line on trade, his vow to lock down the border, his promise to unleash American industry — they resonated. But liking a few…

  • Procrastination: Spiritual Suicide

    “Tomorrow’s obedience can’t redeem today’s neglect.” Procrastination is a defiant roar at heaven—an arrogant claim that God owes you another chance to do what He’s already given you time to do. “Do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”— Matthew 6:34 Yet…