Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Category: FAITH
A member of my distant family recently commented that he had not been given the gift of faith. This to him is the end of the matter-he clearly expects to live the rest of his life without it. Some Christians think that faith is only given to a select few. God chooses some while the … Continue reading GETTING FAITH
I've lived long enough to be carrying an extensive series of regrets, lurking and lowering in the back of my mind, and occasionally smashing into my consciousness... I've done and said far too many stupid things. I've turned aside from far too many potentially fruitful situations, and I've neglected far too many lovely, precious people. … Continue reading TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A HUMAN BEING
Truth was once a universally-accepted standard which was "out of style"*. Then truth became whatever you wanted it to be. Now political correctness is attempting to muscle out of existence all opposing views of truth, in order to impose its own... Many people have written and commented on post-modernism, and on the "post-truth" age, … Continue reading IS THIS THE AGE OF ANTI-TRUTH?
History consists of a long series of attempts to achieve what seemed to someone's imagination and plans to be a "better world", but which often involved revolution, war and mayhem... Mankind never actually succeeds in achieving perpetual happiness for anyone, let alone everyone. But with human nature being as it is, many people are certain … Continue reading THE ROUGH ROAD TO UTOPIA
Tails up all those who think we're related to chimps, or descended from ape-like creatures. No monkeying around now... Despite all the propaganda and speculation foisted onto me at school and through television I have never for a moment believed that I was descended from ape-like creatures. As a kid I wondered why pre-humans would … Continue reading EVOLUTION AND MONKEY BUSINESS: FIVE SHORT TALES
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 