Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: Christian Apologetics
I sometimes look around at all the people living in our world, and wonder at their complete detachment from God. The majority, particularly in the Western world, go about their lives with no interest in knowing the God of the Bible. They're far more interested in what's for dinner tonight, or how to pay for that new car, or how to start up a relationship with that favored person of the contrary (or same) gender.
When you picked that box of cereal off the supermarket shelf out of the many varieties you could have chosen, were you employing your own freedom to choose, or was your selection determined long ago without your knowledge?
If you're a Christian believer, how would the apparent confirmation of life from another world affect your faith? Feelings are mixed in this regard, with some being convinced that as the universe is so vast, God has surely created other life-supporting worlds out there. Others see the existence of alien beings as a threat to their faith and to the truth of Scripture, which says nothing about God creating other worlds.
I listened to "Mitochondria", an episode of "In Our Time", initially out of interest and the will to learn something while I was driving. I actually gained a lot more than I expected, and the podcast has provided me with another article of eye-opening realization.
At this election time I'm finding it more and more necessary to look to my God for hope and for the correct perspective. If I don't, I'll be like Peter who, stepping out of the boat onto the waves when Jesus called him, found himself looking around too much at the waves... (click the title to read on).
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 