Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
I was reading this morning about a knife attack in Ireland in which the alleged perpetrator was yelling that now well-known phrase which claims that a certain god is great - so great it seems, that he wants to take the world by violence if necessary. Thankfully the police officer being attacked had a companion who managed to subdue the man.
If a man were to walk around the countryside shouting at the top of his voice: "I am God, I am God!", the chances are that most people, including me, would think he were crazy. True, there are plenty of people gullible enough to believe him and follow him. My dad used to say if you think you're somebody there will always be someone else who thinks you are.
How much is God involved in our daily lives? Does He direct all events, all outcomes and all decisions? Is every moment of our lives pre-planned? Does God get involved sometimes, or does He stand back completely and just wait for the end result?
The “unknowns” of evolution are too numerous to list, yet the whole package is pushed upon us as though the concept is beyond question. True science deals with observable, testable certainties: evolution cloaks itself in those certainties in order to appear respectable and equally true…
How did Lazarus feel as he laid at the rich man's gate suffering, day after day? No-one cared for his condition or for his broken heart. What was going through his mind? We can safely assume that he had thoughts such as these: "Nobody cares about my suffering". "Where is God? If He cared He would help me". "I'm alone. My life isn't worth living".
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 