Jason Mull

For many years now, our political conversations have often sounded less like choosing the best path forward and more like debating which candidate is simply the least problematic. Many have even used the phrase, “the lesser of two evils.” That reality should concern us. It speaks not only to frustration with individual candidates, but to a deeper degradation of politics and public discourse in general. At the same time, we live in an age where more information is available at our fingertips...

There’s a question in Mark 8 that still echoes through every generation: “Who do you say Jesus is?” It came right after Jesus healed a blind man in two stages (Mark 8:22–26). First, the man could see—but only partially. People looked like trees walking around. Then Jesus touched him again, and his sight became clear. That miracle wasn’t random. It was a living picture of the disciples. They could see  Jesus in part, but not fully. They knew He was powerful. They knew He was different. Peter...

As news circulates about a ceasefire in the Iran conflict, the conversations have already begun. Some are asking, “Did America win?”  Others are just as passionately arguing the opposite. And depending on which side of the political aisle someone stands on, you can find strong opinions in both directions. But maybe the deeper question is this: When war leaves behind loss, grief, and broken families… does anyone truly win? Scripture reminds us of the reality of the world we live in: “What...