• Hello and welcome,

    My name is Austin McCollum and I am a writer, teacher, and seeker.

    “ILLUMINATING CHRIST for ALL”

    I can be contacted at Austin@AskSeekKnockIdaho.com

    Check out my YouTube channel @askseekknockidaho

    Welcome

    Welcome to Ask, Seek, and Knock. Up until a few years ago, I was an atheist believing all religions were made up explanations that we no longer need since we have science. At one point, one of my Christian friends started speaking to me about a family situation. He described the spiritual warfare he saw his family members under, which was intriguing for me. I had always heard of Christians denying anything exists outside of their God, however he … Read the rest

  • Hello and welcome,

    My name is Austin McCollum and I am a writer, teacher, and seeker.

    “ILLUMINATING CHRIST for ALL”

    I can be contacted at Austin@AskSeekKnockIdaho.com

    Check out my YouTube channel @askseekknockidaho

    Genesis 11: Tower of Babel, Translating ancient truths

    After people read the story of the Tower of Babel, they think they understood it because it was translated into their language, however more often than not, they do not understand it all. This is quite ironic because of the core meaning of this short story, which actually has little if anything to do with the origins of language.

    Summary

    We are all familiar with the story of the tower of Babel, … Read the rest

  • Hello and welcome,

    My name is Austin McCollum and I am a writer, teacher, and seeker.

    “ILLUMINATING CHRIST for ALL”

    I can be contacted at Austin@AskSeekKnockIdaho.com

    Check out my YouTube channel @askseekknockidaho

    Genesis 6-9: The misunderstood truth of Noah’s Ark

    The story of Noah’s Ark is scientifically impossible. There cannot be an entire global flood. This fact causes many to write-off Christianity because the statement that “nothing is impossible for God” isn’t always received well. But we have to ask, what does the story actually mean? What may the flood have looked like? And, wouldn’t the Ark be somewhere?

    To summarize the story of Noah’s Ark, “The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind … Read the rest

  • Hello and welcome,

    My name is Austin McCollum and I am a writer, teacher, and seeker.

    “ILLUMINATING CHRIST for ALL”

    I can be contacted at Austin@AskSeekKnockIdaho.com

    Check out my YouTube channel @askseekknockidaho

    Genesis 4: Cain and Abel show us how to love God

    We need to be like Adam, not Cain. I know Adam committed the first sin, pretty terrible thing, but Cain was the first sinner. Doesn’t sinning make one a sinner? Well, Adam eventually repented to God, but Cain on the other hand, let sin consume him, making him the first sinner, the first person consumed by sin, and even worse, the first unrepentant sinner.

    For a brief summary, Cain … Read the rest

  • Hello and welcome,

    My name is Austin McCollum and I am a writer, teacher, and seeker.

    “ILLUMINATING CHRIST for ALL”

    I can be contacted at Austin@AskSeekKnockIdaho.com

    Check out my YouTube channel @askseekknockidaho

    Genesis 3: What is the Garden of Eden & talking snake?

     The account of the Fall of humanity in Genesis chapter 3 is often misunderstood by the secular world, even being cited as a reason for not being Christian. My favorite line from reddit is, “Thankfully there is a talking snake so we know it’s not real.” In reality, this is all real but the disparity between the modern world and the ancient causes many to lack an understanding on … Read the rest

  • Hello and welcome,

    My name is Austin McCollum and I am a writer, teacher, and seeker.

    “ILLUMINATING CHRIST for ALL”

    I can be contacted at Austin@AskSeekKnockIdaho.com

    Check out my YouTube channel @askseekknockidaho

    Genesis 1-2: SCIENCE & CREATION, do they work together?

    When someone in the 21st century opens the Bible to Genesis chapter 1 and reads the universe was created in just six days, it is easy to simply write it all off as bologna and slam it shut. I almost did that. This is due to a lack of understanding of how to read the creation story.

    There is also a huge divide between seculars and Christian surrounding evolution and … Read the rest

  • Hello and welcome,

    My name is Austin McCollum and I am a writer, teacher, and seeker.

    “ILLUMINATING CHRIST for ALL”

    I can be contacted at Austin@AskSeekKnockIdaho.com

    Check out my YouTube channel @askseekknockidaho

    How I read and study the Bible

    Reading the Bible, let alone studying this massive text, is extremely intimidating. It took me about a year just to read it once. I was able to remember some of it but I quickly found out my understanding was extremely lacking. If it took me a year to read it…how much longer to STUDY it?!

    How I read the Bible

    The first challenge is reading the Bible. The Bible is a massive compilation … Read the rest

  • Hello and welcome,

    My name is Austin McCollum and I am a writer, teacher, and seeker.

    “ILLUMINATING CHRIST for ALL”

    I can be contacted at Austin@AskSeekKnockIdaho.com

    Check out my YouTube channel @askseekknockidaho

    The History of Christmas and how the Traditions came to be

    Christmas is filled with all sorts of fun festivities, as well as…controversy!

    What is Christmas, why do we celebrate it on December 25th, why do the celebrations look like they do, and how did Saint Nicholas go from punching Arius and busting serial killers to becoming Santa Claus in a soda ad?

    Why do we celebrate on December 25th?

    Many people claim that Christmas was … Read the rest

  • Hello and welcome,

    My name is Austin McCollum and I am a writer, teacher, and seeker.

    “ILLUMINATING CHRIST for ALL”

    I can be contacted at Austin@AskSeekKnockIdaho.com

    Check out my YouTube channel @askseekknockidaho

    What happened to Advent?

    When is Advent

    This won’t make any sense to non-Catholics, and quite a number of Catholics. Unlike what the secular world teaches, Christmas is preceded by the season of Advent. Rather than a season of feasting and shopping, Advent it a season of fasting and preparation. How can I say that when all around us we see feasting and shopping while so few are fasting and preparing? Well, that comes down to the history of Advent … Read the rest

  • Hello and welcome,

    My name is Austin McCollum and I am a writer, teacher, and seeker.

    “ILLUMINATING CHRIST for ALL”

    I can be contacted at Austin@AskSeekKnockIdaho.com

    Check out my YouTube channel @askseekknockidaho

    Is Halloween PAGAN?!

    Halloween started as All Hallow’s Eve, a vigil preceding All Saint’s Day. All Saint’s day is a celebration of all the Saints in heaven. We have many canonized Saints (people the Church declares are in heaven who can offer intercessory prayers) who’s feast days we celebrate. However, everyone in heaven is a saint, even if they are not canonized by the Church. All Saint’s Day is a celebration for all the saints in heaven, canonized or not … Read the rest

  • Hello and welcome,

    My name is Austin McCollum and I am a writer, teacher, and seeker.

    “ILLUMINATING CHRIST for ALL”

    I can be contacted at Austin@AskSeekKnockIdaho.com

    Check out my YouTube channel @askseekknockidaho

    Leaving atheism for God

    I have posted a few videos detailing my conversion into Christianity, but I did not dive deep into the moment I left atheism, because I assumed atheists would not be interested. Through a happy accident, I found that I was incorrect.

    When I was an atheist, I believed that God did not exist and death results in our consciousness ceasing entirely, and that Churches and religion were taking advantage of vulnerable people to sell them a … Read the rest