Faith & Science

How to Study the Bible

A friend once asked how to study the Bible, especially its hardest passages. Pastor Kent Keller shares ten practical principles, from choosing a translation to reading every page through grace.

Are Science and Christianity Compatible

Science and faith never had the nasty divorce people assume. From Galileo's own words to the code inside your DNA, discover why the men who built modern science saw it as pointing straight to God.

Did Faith and Reason Really Get a Divorce? - Genesis 1:1-2

The rumor that science and faith got divorced was always a lie.

Don't All Religions Lead to God? - John 14:6

Jesus' answer to the most diplomatic question of our time.

Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? | Road to Emmaus Explained

Did Jesus really rise from the dead? Discover the Road to Emmaus, biblical prophecy, and the evidence behind Easter and the resurrection of Jesus.

Summer Solstice

The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year, and Scripture has plenty to say about light. From Jesus' words in John to the sunless glow of the New Jerusalem, here's why daylight matters.

Earth in the Balance, Part 2

Pastor Kent looks at hurricane season through Genesis 6 — God's covenant with Noah that the seasons would keep a steady, predictable rhythm. Even storms, it turns out, serve a purpose.

True vs False Christianity: How to Know If Your Faith Is Real

Is your faith real, or does it just look real? In Matthew 7:21–29 Jesus warns people inside the church: “I never knew you.” Here is the difference between building on rock and building on sand.

Building Your Life on the Right Foundation: A Warning About False Faith

Not everyone who says 'Lord, Lord' will enter the kingdom, Jesus warns in Matthew 7. A sobering look at religious performance without relationship, and building your life on rock instead of sand.

Earth in the Balance

Stephen Hawking called it the Anthropic Principle: however you look at it, the universe seems designed for human life. From the tilt of the earth to your DNA, here's the evidence he laid out.

A Christmas Parable

December leaves preachers scrambling for something new to say about Christmas. Here's a parable about a father, his children, and their presents — a mirror for how we actually receive God's gifts.

Understanding Jesus and the Law: Why Christ Came to Fulfill, Not Abolish

In Matthew 5:17-20, Jesus says he didn't come to abolish God's law but to fulfill it. Here is what that means for biblical authority and the righteousness only Christ can give you.

Brian Wilson, Faith & the Music of the Spheres

Brian Wilson heard music no one else could hear. In 1 Corinthians 2, Paul says every believer is given ears to perceive what the world can't - a reflection on genius and grace.

Is the Bible Really Reliable? - 2 Peter 1:16-18

Can a 2,000-year-old book stand up to modern scrutiny? Pastor Kent Keller on whether the Bible is actually reliable — from 2 Peter 1:16-18.

Can I Trust the Bible? Evidence from the Manuscripts

An Army chaplain answers a soldier's question from a tent overseas: why trust this book? Here's the manuscript evidence and eyewitness testimony behind the Bible, and the question that matters most.

Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? - 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Paul stakes the whole faith on a single event in history.

Details, Details

Why does God spend fifteen chapters of Exodus on curtain measurements and lamp oil? Pastor Kent Keller connects the tabernacle's precision to Psalm 139 and a God who cares that much about you.

Moonstruck

The moon is 400 times smaller than the sun - and 400 times closer, so it covers the sun perfectly during an eclipse. Here is what that precise design reveals about the Creator.

The Golden Rule: A New Way of Living

Do to others what you would have them do to you sounds simple until you have to go first. Here's how Jesus's Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12 flips self-centered ethics on its head.

Just War

As the U.S. goes to war with Iran, Pastor Kent revisits the Christian doctrine of just war — seven biblical criteria for when war is justified — and prays for a friend deployed overseas.

Where Your Treasure Is: Understanding God's Generosity and Our Response

In Matthew 6:19-24, Jesus says where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Here is what he teaches about generosity, anxiety over money, and why you can't serve both God and wealth.

When You Fast: Keeping It Real in Your Faith

Jesus assumes His followers will fast — but in Matthew 6:16-18 He draws a sharp line between fasting for God alone and fasting as a performance. Here's what authentic faith looks like.

How to Pray Authentically: Lessons from the Lord's Prayer

Jesus warned against praying for show. In the Sermon on the Mount, He gives us the Lord's Prayer as a model instead — a God who is close, holy, and gracious. Here's how to pray like you mean it.

Thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr.'s “Letter From A Birmingham Jail”

Every MLK Day, Pastor Kent Keller revisits King's 1963 Letter from a Birmingham Jail — its case for just and unjust laws, and its convicting charge that silence from good people is itself a sin.

Good Vibrations

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys seemed to hear music no one else could. Pastor Kent Keller uses his story, and Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 2, to ask what it means to have the mind of Christ.