The whole universe is filled with great danger. As it often seems to work out, where there is great danger, there is great opportunity. For this reason, taking advantage of the greatest opportunities often requires the greatest faith and courage.

       There is a scene in the movie Oppenheimer when J. Robert Oppenheimer was about to set off the first atomic bomb, and Army General Leslie Groves Jr. asked about the possibility of the bomb destroying the world. Oppenheimer said, “The chances are near zero.” When Groves asked, “Near zero?” Oppenheimer replied, “What do you...

       More than any technology, philosophy, or religion, fear is the devil’s most powerful weapon against light and truth. The Lord leads by truth that sets people free to follow it. So, if we are led by fear, we are following the devil and not being led by the Lord. Following the Lord requires us to walk in faith, not fear.

       Do I believe that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to destroy human civilization? Yes, as do quite a few other things. The same questions were asked about computers. The real issue with AI...

        Almost every new technology has been responded to with wild warnings about how it was the antichrist or, at least, its pathway to power. Even those who were not educated enough in the Scriptures to know what the antichrist is considered these new technologies to be the doom of civilization and thought that machines would take us over.

       I have studied the prophecies of the antichrist for many years, but I have seen nothing to indicate that it is anything but a human deceiver who will seek to be a substitute for Christ,...

        There can be a difference between believing a doctrine—even having a deep, accurate understanding of it—and living it. The ultimate goal of seeking truth must be to live what we believe.

       As we have covered, Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. We begin by knowing Him as the Way. We mature as we begin to know Him as the Truth, but if we do not go on to know Him as our Life,  we do not fully know Him as the Way or the Truth. He must become our Life....

       A few years ago, a popular program host sent his staff to interview graduate students at some of our top-ranked universities in the U.S. The first question the grad students were asked was if they were socialists. Almost all said “yes.” Then, they were asked, “What is socialism?” Not a single one could answer this. Some tried and were embarrassed. Perhaps it would be good to understand anything we claim to be or believe in.

       These were grad students at the best universities in the U.S., the country that spends the most per...