What happened to miracles, healings, signs, and wonders? — One question I wrestled with for decades was about the miracles in the Bible. Why did miracles, healings, signs, and wonders happen in Biblical times but not today? To be clear, when I say they “don’t happen today,” I don’t mean God doesn’t perform miracles today. I mean they don’t…

I once bought into purity culture. When I Kissed Dating Good Bye came out and Joshua Harris emerged as the spokesperson for the movement, I thought it should have been me. I could have written that book. I could have been the poster boy for purity. It's so interesting to see Josh and now Shannon both denounce the movement they popularized. As for me, I'm glad I did not set myself up for the same fall. If someone asked me now if they should save themselves for marriage, I would say no. Most likely, it will do more harm than good. If you love someone and are committed to them, and they feel the same way, you don't have to wait.

Can the House of Mouse survive attacks on “wokeness”? — In the past year, Disney has lost somewhere around $1 Billion. It might actually be more than that because some investors are suing them for deceptive accounting practices. The last few years have been rough, not just for Disney Studios but for all of their properties: Lucasfilm, Pixar, Marvel, and…

Very well said. I noticed the same thing happening in the New Testament. For the first few decades, the church was so drunk on the Holy Spirit (metaphorically speaking) that they didn't care who the Spirit worked through: Jew or Greek, male or female, slave or free didn't matter. Gradually, they started to sober up. They started thinking, we can't let women in ministry or in positions of leadership. We need to focus on correct doctrine and making sure everyone believes the right things. Dogma became more important than helping the poor, the lost, and the downtrodden. I honestly think we need to teach love God by loving your neighbor as yourself. Get that right first. Then we can have debates over doctrinal differences.

Is the Ahsoka series too little, too late? — The Ahsoka series just premiered its first two episodes on Disney Plus. After a string of losing movies and TV series, some industry insiders were saying this might be the last chance for Star Wars as a franchise. If so, then Star Wars is on life support and is just…

What do we do when the science contradicts the Bible? — We have all heard of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. There are actually two, the Special Theory and the General Theory of Relativity. I don’t really understand the difference, so I will refer to the Theory of Relativity without specifying which one. You’ll have to look elsewhere if you want a…

I have heard a lot of people say they experienced some form of trauma from church. I experienced some myself, so I believe you when you say your PTSD is real. And it just occurred to me I can't think of one case where PTSD came from liberal churches. There may be some, but I haven't heard of any. It always seems to come from conservative and evangelical churches. One of my principles for recovery is God is for your healing and mental health, not against it. Church should promote healing and recovery, not trauma. I was fortunate to find churches in my journey that did that. But whatever you need to do for your recovery, don't be ashamed and don't let anyone make you feel guilty for it.

I'll make this as brief as possible. God may still be working miracles, but not in the way Jesus did. We read he would go into villages and heal every sick person. The book of Acts gives some impressive healings from Peter and Paul. We don't see any real evidence…

What is the “wedding robe”? — I’m getting ready to publish my first novel called A Gladiator’s Oath. It is historical fiction set in ancient Rome and involves some Christians being persecuted. Writing it has changed how I read some parts of the Bible. For example, there’s one pericope called “The Parable of the Wedding Feast.” …