“What we call irrational may simply be logic we do not yet understand.” Human history is filled with attempts to make sense of the world. We’ve sought patterns, laws, and meanings behind events — certain that reality follows a logic that reason can uncover. But as we’ve climbed the ladder of knowledge, we’ve discovered unexpected…
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer’s novella Das Amulett (1873) is a powerful literary meditation on faith, conflict, and human dignity, set during one of the darkest chapters of Christian history: the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Amid the horror of Catholics slaughtering Protestants in 16th-century France, Meyer introduces a glimmer of hope in the form of an amulet—a…
The contrast between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s worldview and the Christian worldview, particularly as expressed in John 14:6, highlights two fundamentally different perspectives on truth, human purpose, and the nature of salvation. Goethe, the German poet, scientist, and philosopher of the Enlightenment and Romantic era, developed a humanistic and nature-centered view of life. In contrast,…
The idea that humanity can achieve redemption and salvation apart from the power of God is a dangerous and deceptive fallacy. While human efforts toward moral reform, justice, and societal progress may seem noble, they fall drastically short of addressing the root problem of the human condition: sin. According to the Christian worldview, and as…
