Life questions at Holy Ground apply the teachings of Christianity to personal and community living. Topics often include issues of morality, daily habits, and interpersonal issues like forgiveness. All Christian life questions seek to transform someone into a person of Jesus Christ: taking on His love, integrity, passion, and perfect faith in God.
What's the Best Order to Read the Bible for the First Time?
The Bible is not a single book. It’s a collection of books by many different authors across thousands of years. Where to begin reading, therefore, depends on your goals. If you’re a new reader of the Bible, I would suggest a re...
Do you go to Hell if you commit suicide?
If someone commits suicide, do they go to Hell? This question is tremendously loaded, which means there is a lot involved with giving a good answer. So, before giving one, we need to pause and ask what people mean when they ask...
Is manifesting a sin? The Bible on the law of attraction
“Manifesting” is a popular practice in which one tries to create changes in one's life by directing one's thoughts. The practice has a variety of forms. It might look like saying an affirming sentence out loud to yourself every...
What does the Bible say about AI or artificial intelligence?
What is “artificial intelligence?” It’s important to understand that when engineers and programmers talk about artificial intelligence, they aren’t actually talking about something that functions like the human brain at all. Wh...
What is sexual fasting? On abstinence in marriage
If you’ve been around traditional religion enough, you may have gotten the impression that the Church is not a huge fan of pleasure. Restrictions on food, alcohol, or sex can give the distinct impression that Christianity is ag...
What does the Bible say about self-satisfaction?
Christians in modern, western countries have a weird relationship with pleasure. There’s often a sense that Christianity is against pleasure, or at least suspicious of it, especially with sexual pleasure. How do we navigate ple...
What does the Bible say about drugs, drinking, and smoking?
It is common for people to wonder what the Bible says about drugs, drinking, or smoking. This curiosity can be helpful, because it points to the more important discussion of the nature of sin. Let's explore the issue of drinkin...
Bible on pornography: What does God say about porn?
Pornography is not mentioned in the Bible, which should be fairly obvious. Pornography as we understand it today did not exist in the ancient world, especially since when most people talk about pornography they are talking abou...