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People become aware of God in many ways, but often have misunderstandings of who God is. How do we come to see God clearly? God reveals the perfect picture of God’s reality in Jesus Christ. In Jesus, we see the great goodness and love of God, and God’s plan that we might live... Read More →

Belief matters. People who believe in God, says Psalm 1, are like a tree in an arid land planted by streams of water. They have a source of strength in tough times. They bear fruit – doing good for others. When we believe in a good and loving God, it shapes how we treat other... Read More →

You hear false claims all the time, in both politics and religion. Falsehoods often find a ready audience. “The time is coming,” says the Scripture, “when people will not put up with sound doctrine, but they will accumulate teachers to suit their own desires.  They will turn away... Read More →

To believe in God means far more than accepting that God exists. It means to trust in God. Abraham believed in God, that he would have many descendants through whom the whole world would be blessed, even though he was childless and old. He was convinced that God was able to do... Read More →

If God seems hidden from view, it is in part because God is beyond human comprehension, and even more because if God appeared in full glory it would overwhelm human beings. But most of all, God is unseen because people turn from God and ignore God. Yet God gently reveals God’s... Read More →

God reveals God’s presence and power to humanity in many ways . . . through the glory of nature, or through the inward witness of God’s Spirit. But God speaks most clearly through the Scriptures. The Bible is the product of countless storytellers, writers, and editors, with its... Read More →

Why do people have a sense of morality, a conviction that there is right and wrong? People act as though there is a moral Authority, establishing good versus evil. This is exactly what the Bible declares. God is the ground of all goodness, and God gives to all people a moral... Read More →

In countless ways and places and times, people have experienced the presence of God. “The Spirit bears witness within us,” says the Scripture, “that we are children of God.”  (Romans 8:16) Such deep and universal experience testifies to the Reality of God. But what about those... Read More →

Why is it that when people look at the natural world, they marvel at its beauty? We are struck by the artistry of it all. Science can help us understand the processes by which the world took shape. But the only explanation for its artistry is that there is an Artist behind it all... Read More →

Is this a mindless universe, here by pure chance? Or is it the product of a Creator? The more we know about the universe, the more amazing it appears. The fundamental laws of physics seem to be set just right to produce a universe that can sustain life. Many scientists have... Read More →

Is there proof for God? The Bible says that there signs of God all around us; and Jesus performed many signs during his ministry. But when pressed for an obvious, incontrovertible sign, or proof, Jesus refused. He knew that when people demand proof for God, they are putting... Read More →

Since the dawn of time, human beings in every place and culture have been religious. They have sensed a divine Reality behind and beyond all things. They built worship centers that were more prominent than anything else they built. Why have human beings had this fundamental... Read More →