Welcome to The Light, your quiet hour for reflection.
Two thirds of Christian Americans believe we are living in the end times, and yet author John Bevere gently suggests we may be asking the wrong question altogether. His new book invites believers to shift from speculation about when toward something more interior — preparation, holiness, and what it means to live as though the sacred is already near.
From cosmic questions to a darkened theater, Pixar's Toy Story five opened this weekend to the biggest domestic debut of the year, and something in that tells us something true. These films have always carried more than animation. They hold grief, loyalty, and the fear of being forgotten — which is to say, they hold us, and perhaps that is its own kind of gospel.
And then there is Joy Villa, the singer once known for her striking political statements, now speaking openly about leaving Scientology and finding what she describes as genuine freedom in Christian faith. Hers is a story of searching, of the difference between a system that binds and a belief that opens.
That is this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
