At first glance, this question might seem to invite an obvious answer—or perhaps no answer at all. Comparing the power of God to a technology feels like asking whether love is heavier than a mountain, or whether justice is faster than a cheetah. These are concepts that occupy different categories of existence entirely. Yet the…
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,…
Jesus Christ stands as a figure both within and beyond time. Though He appeared in human history—born in Bethlehem, walking the dusty roads of Galilee, and crucified under Pontius Pilate—His nature is not limited to temporal existence. He is eternal. In John 8:58, Jesus declares, “Before Abraham was, I am.” With this profound statement, He…
