Caleb Thomas

6 days ago | calebrockstedt.medium.com | Caleb Thomas

The real problem of evil is not whether a good God would permit evil, but how we actually overcome evil. Christianity is the answer. “Be the change you want to see in the world” is a Christian ideal. There is evil and corruption in virtually all institutional power structures. Jesus taught us that Satan/”the enemy” was the king of this fallen world. The solution is building the kingdom of heaven within. We cleanse the inner vessel, the self.

1 week ago | calebrockstedt.medium.com | Caleb Thomas

The obvious answer is no— there have been Christian/Biblical monarchies for 1000s of years — but is there more we need to consider? As someone who was raised Mormon, we were staunchly taught that America is God’s chosen “Promised Land”. Not the Middle East. Not Europe. Not Asia. Not Africa. America. America, in Mormon folklore, IS the real Holy Land. It’s allegedly where the Garden of Eden once was. It’s where the New Jerusalem will be when Jesus comes down from heaven in the future.

1 week ago | calebrockstedt.medium.com | Caleb Thomas

There’s a whole lot of war in the Old Testament, but is War a Christian Value? How often do we “turn the other cheek” before we go to war? There’s a divide, not just in the country politically right now, but also among Christianity specifically, between the feminine, pacifist Jesus we’ve been taught for decades now, and the masculine, “trad” idea of the Christian warrior. And we’ve seen the tides turning already, and particularly among the Gen Z and Gen Alpha young men.

2 weeks ago | calebrockstedt.medium.com | Caleb Thomas

I detest big government. But could a morally-based social credit score system be exactly what the country needs? I’m in shock right now. Literally right now, as I’m writing this, I cannot wipe the stupid, blank look off my face as I try to process this realization. Could I actually be pro-communism if it were done morally?

2 weeks ago | booktrib.com | Caleb Thomas

The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark A rollercoaster that keeps you guessing all the way up to the end. The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark is a dark crime thriller that centers on family, loyalty and love. The book asks how far one is willing to go to protect themselves, their family, and the secrets that lie buried in the past. Long-Buried SecretsIn 1975, Ojai, CA, a family is ripped apart by the murder of two teenage siblings.