
Before the Beginning: What It Means to Be Created in the Image of God
Most conversations about faith start with instructions. What to believe. What to do. How to live better. How to fix what feels broken.
But God’s Word does not begin there.

Most conversations about faith start with instructions. What to believe. What to do. How to live better. How to fix what feels broken.
But God’s Word does not begin there.

We are living in a moment of visible upheaval. Nations are shifting, alliances are fracturing, economies are strained, and leadership across the world is being tested. Elections stir anxiety. Policies divide families. Markets rise and fall. Confidence in institutions erodes. For many, the question is no longer political but existential: What can actually be trusted?

Sex is one of God’s most powerful & missunderstood gifts. It is physical, emotional, spiritual, and deeply covenantal. Yet in a world that distorts and cheapens it, many believers struggle to understand the holiness, purpose, and protection God wove into sexual intimacy. Meaning it has power.

Freedom is a word that carries weight — not because of what it grants, but because of what it costs.
It’s easy to speak of liberty in times of peace, but freedom in our nation is paid for in silence — on battlefields, in lonely deployments, and in the hearts of families who wait.

We live in a time when charisma often outweighs conviction. Voices rise quickly, platforms grow faster, and influence can look like anointing. Yet, not every voice speaking in God’s name carries His truth.

God’s purpose for human life doesn’t begin with cellular formation — it begins in eternity. Before a single heartbeat, before conception itself, God declared and established His plan for every human being.

In a world that celebrates venting as honesty, God’s Word calls us to wisdom. Proverbs 29:11 reveals that true maturity isn’t in saying everything we feel, but in letting the Spirit govern what we release. Learn the difference between venting for relief and speaking with divine restraint.

In a world that celebrates hustle, self-made success, and relentless productivity, the kingdom of God speaks a radically different word—dependence. Our culture preaches, “Work harder, climb higher, do more,” while God invites, “Abide in Me.”

In a world that rewards hustle, glorifies self-made success, and promotes personal ambition as the highest virtue, God’s will calls us to something radically different—dependence on God. Human ambition may push us to climb ladders, break limits, and chase dreams. But without divine direction, it’s all vanity. “Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain” (Psalm 127:1).

Psalm 12:8 closes David’s brief but blazing lament with a stark picture: wickedness isn’t merely present—it’s applauded. Across the psalm, David grieves a culture where truth evaporates, flattery thrives, and the faithful seem to vanish (vv. 1–2). The climax: when disgrace is lifted up, the wicked roam freely. It’s a sobering diagnosis of any age—ours included.