I used to picture creation like a magic trick. One moment, nothing. The next moment, everything. Somewhere along the way, I also picked up the idea that you had to choose a team. You were either a “Bible person” or a “science person.” Either Genesis or physics. Either faith or facts. But the older I […]
Why a Signature Can Make Something Priceless (and a Crayon Can Ruin It)
There is a strange and mostly unspoken rule we all seem to agree on. If a professional athlete signs an object, that object becomes more valuable. If a toddler draws on the same object, it becomes less valuable. The object itself does not change. The ink is still ink. The surface is still the surface. […]
Why I Wrote the Oak Tree Series
Believe it or not, The Oak Tree series was based on a true story. Well… sort of. I had a friend who moved away. Not long after, she was killed in a car wreck. There wasn’t some dramatic fallout. No life-altering spiral. Just the quiet weight of something unfinished. The kind of loss that doesn’t […]
Why We Think the Bible and Science Are Arguing
Most arguments between faith and science don’t start with hostility.They start with a misunderstanding about what the other side is even trying to do. When people say “The Bible and science contradict each other,” what they usually mean is that they’ve placed two very different kinds of writing into the same category and expected them […]