Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Category: JESUS CHRIST
If there is a God, why do so many bad things happen? Is God really everything we want to think he is...or is he something altogether different? More specifically, is there a "dark side" to the God of the Bible? The concept of the "dark side" of George Lucas' "Force" in Star Wars is compelling in … Continue reading DOES GOD HAVE A DARK SIDE?
No, dear reader, I haven't mis-spelled a word in my title, I'm just rather partial to puns... Do you ever wish you could read a book or watch a movie in which nothing goes wrong, where nobody gets hurt and there are no problems to solve? I've discussed with my sons the fact that works … Continue reading THE END OF AN IRE
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
Did Jesus frequent the pub or the bar? After all, he did mix with the sinners, the tax collectors and the prostitutes, didn't he? Wasn't he, being a rebel, just like one of them? There are two quite opposite views on this question. Some people who may not even believe that Jesus ever existed nevertheless invoke … Continue reading JESUS IN THE PUB
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 