Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Category: The Meaning of Life
Atheists mock Christians for worshiping a God who can’t be seen. He isn’t peeping out from behind the clouds, he isn’t sitting on the church roof, he's never been to university and he doesn’t stop people stealing from little old ladies. He isn’t hob-nobbing in the White House or even in the Vatican, and you can’t … Continue reading HOW TO SEE GOD
Looking into the amazing blue sky today, with its white and light-grey cumulus suspended all around, a truth struck me for the first time: there's a purpose for everything in nature... Butterflies and bees pollinate; birds spread seed over the land; rock keeps us...on the surface...and clouds transport water. Bacteria and enzymes break things … Continue reading TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A PURPOSE
I just had an uncanny experience, relating to a book my son sent me. A few days ago I wrote down a little revelation I had: something of an epiphany... I recalled a book ( a very good book) written by Robert McGee, called "Search for Significance". McGee's thesis was that we all crave significance … Continue reading SEEKING LIFE
God doesn't see things our way, and there's nothing we can do about it. In fact, it seems sometimes to us that God has a huge, mean, dark side to his nature... Yet we read in the Book of books, the Bible, that "God is light, and in him is no darkness at all". So … Continue reading THE ANTIDOTE TO GOD’S DARK SIDE
What do you do when you're down and troubled? Do you cuddle the dog? Do you put the TV on? Do you pop a pill or light a joint? We've probably all had someone tell us when we're down that there are people worse off than us. That's supposed to cheer us up. But as … Continue reading WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND TROUBLED
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