Ray Burns

Approximate Reading Time: 15 minutes(Click here for the podcast version of this article) After nearly 50 years of legalized abortions in America, the blanket decision of Roe v. Wade was recently overturned. With it, the specifics of abortion are left up to the individual states, rather than the federal government. Everyone has responded in their own way, but there’s […]

Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutesYear by year, homosexuality grows more accepted across the world. Not only does secular culture encourage it, but individual Christians, local churches, and major denominations are likewise learning to embrace loving relationships, regardless of gender. It’s become a test that measures whether someone has kept up with the times or continues to stand on the

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app. In this bonus episode, I take an honest look at my own history with mental health. I share why I was given specific diagnoses and how I learned to filter my problems and experiences through a biblical worldview. This

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app. When we start with a biblical worldview of who we are, we come to radically different interpretations of why we experience certain thoughts, behaviors, or desires. This episode takes the foundation we laid in Episode 93 to help us

Approximate Reading Time: 11 minutesChurch membership can be a confusing and difficult discussion. As years go by, more churches see people spend years attending without ever becoming members. Many don’t understand why they should become members, and even some churches may not fully understand the purpose of it beyond “it’s what we’ve always done.” In this article, I’d like

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app. In this episode, I discuss how we understand human beings and what they experience. The assumptions we make and the worldview we hold will determine how we view our mental health, the problems we face, and how we interpret

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app. Psychology promises us freedom from something. But can something based on a secular worldview ever hope to care for our souls? This episode takes an honest look at what good psychology offers, where it turns our focus, and why

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app. Can we really blend psychology with Christianity when they both start from very different assumptions about the world? In this episode I look at what psychology believes, how that affects who psychologists interpret information, and how that impacts the

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app. Christians know we suffer more than just physically. But does that mean we should see a psychologist for our minds the same way we’d see a doctor for our bodies? This episode lays a foundation for a lengthy discussion

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesDocumentaries are tricky things to watch and evaluate. They are meant to be informational pieces of art, but at the same time, they are made to entertain. The creators always have their own message and purpose to convey, and the audience’s beliefs are formed around what is and isn’t said. When I heard there was