Josh D. McDowell (Ministry)

10/05/2026

Ask most people what the Bible is about and you'll hear some version of "rules." A list of do's and don'ts handed down to take the fun out of life.

Matthew Tingblad offers a different test: picture a world where everyone kept the Ten Commandments. No murder, no stealing, no lying, no cheating. Is that a world you'd want to live in?

In the full video, he makes the case that God's commands were given for our good, by someone who knows us better than we know ourselves.

Watch the full conversation on our YouTube channel:

10/01/2026

09/25/2026

Here is something worth noticing about your own feed. Research from 2023 found that we consistently overestimate how outraged the other side actually is.

It happens because of what we get shown. Your side looks more and more reasonable, since you are surrounded by people who agree. The other side looks more and more extreme, since you keep getting served their worst examples. So by the time you meet someone who actually thinks differently, you are not bringing curiosity. You are bringing a stereotype.

The person across from you is almost always more reasonable than the caricature your feed built. Austin Fruits unpacks how this works and what to do about it.

Watch the whole conversation over on our YouTube Channel

09/22/2026

We didn't get rid of authority. We just moved it.

We might be more suspicious of authority than any generation before us, while being shaped by more voices than any generation before us. Both things are true at the same time.

The question may not be "do I answer to anyone?" It's quieter than that. Who, or what, have I quietly handed the final word to?

Check out the full conversation over on our YouTube channel:

09/18/2026

Have you ever noticed how hard it is to change your mind once you have taken a side publicly? There is a reason for it.

When your sense of being a good person depends on holding a certain position, you cannot afford to let it go. When your sense of belonging depends on staying with a group, you have to keep proving you still belong. So we defend the position long after we suspect it might be wrong, because backing down feels like losing ourselves.

Austin Fruits makes the case that the gospel offers a steadier place to stand: an identity you receive rather than one you have to keep defending. When who you are is secure, you are free to follow what is actually true.

Full video on our YouTube channel,

09/16/2026

Think about the last time a major event hit your feed. Within hours everyone had posted where they stand, and saying nothing started to look like taking a side.

That pressure has a source. When our beliefs become the way we prove we are good people, disagreement stops being about ideas and starts feeling like a verdict on who we are. Social media only turns up the volume.

In our newest piece, Austin Fruits looks at why disagreement feels so personal, what the Tower of Babel has to do with it, and a steadier place to stand that frees you to listen without feeling threatened.

Read it here: https://sightlineministry.org/why-disagreement-feels-personal-faith/

09/15/2026

You are not an idol worshiper. No statues, no sacrifices to ancient gods. But you still give something your attention, your time, your money, and your trust.

For some of us it is control. For some it is money. Maybe it is romance and attention, or maybe it is outrage and being right.

We all hand our lives to something we believe will give us security, meaning, and worth. Here is the problem: anything you trust to do what God alone can do will eventually let you down. It may promise peace, but it cannot hold you. It may promise life, but it cannot save you.

The Attributes of God is a full course built to help you see the idols of our day for what they are, and the one true God more clearly. It is free, and it is open today.

https://seejesus.today/attributes-of-god

09/14/2026

We've seen authority used to control, to protect the powerful, to serve someone's ego. So it's easy to assume that's just what authority is.

Jesus shows us it was always supposed to be something else. It serves. It protects. It provides. It uses strength for someone else's good. And then he doesn't just teach it. He goes to the cross and proves it.

The full conversation on what real authority looks like is out now.
https://seejesus.today/clarity



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09/12/2026

The internet will tell you Christians cannot agree on anything. So Matthew actually checked.

He spent dozens of hours reading the official belief statements of 30 of the largest Christian denominations, Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox alike. What he found runs against the noise: on the core of the faith, the agreement is nearly unanimous. Who God is. What is broken in us. How it gets made right. What Scripture is.

Real disagreements exist, and they matter. But the shared foundation underneath historical Christianity is far larger and far stronger than the arguments online would have you believe.

The full deep-dive is on our YouTube channel .

09/10/2026

"Trust God." Easy to say. Then life falls apart and you realize you don't actually know how.

When the hurt or the fear or the abandonment hits, a quick prayer does not make the anxiety disappear. Real trust starts somewhere deeper: knowing who God actually is. Not a vague higher power. Not a distant force. Personal. Near. Faithful. Good.

That is exactly what The Attributes of God Course walks you through. Start learning for free (no catch) today!

https://seejesus.today/attributes-of-god