Tag: Faith

Elections, Elisha, End-Games…oh, and Alliteration…

Elections, Elisha, End-Games…oh, and Alliteration…

THE US presidential election aroused all kinds of passions in the US and around the world. The election taught many of us (I'd venture to say all of us) numerous lessons, whether we wanted it to or not... Readers of my blog will know I'm a Trump supporter: my intention here is not to make … Continue reading Elections, Elisha, End-Games…oh, and Alliteration…

THE MOST SCARY PROSPECT OF ALL..

THE MOST SCARY PROSPECT OF ALL..

Some people would rather not know if God exists: they're afraid of having their lives transformed... I first noticed this "willing ignorance" after reading the first two books I'd ever read by a creationist. I'd been a Christian for a year, and by good fortune and coincidence (ha!) I discovered “God, Science and Evolution”  and “Christ and the Cosmos”  by Prof. E.H. … Continue reading THE MOST SCARY PROSPECT OF ALL..

MYSTERY ISLAND

MYSTERY ISLAND

Looking around, I saw that I was in totally unfamiliar surroundings, and alone. Where was I, and more mysteriously, why didn't I know? I couldn't remember coming here. In fact, I realized for the first time, I couldn't even remember where I came from. Why did I have no memory of this place, or for … Continue reading MYSTERY ISLAND

BELIEVING IN MIRACLES

BELIEVING IN MIRACLES

Unbelievers scoff at miracles recorded in the Bible. God “...doesn't have a magic wand”, as one extremely well-known church leader recently put it. One reason they don't believe in miracles is that they can't do them... (Healing the Paralytic at Bethesda, by Palma Giovane, 1591) Moses could not have crossed the Red Sea, they will say: it must … Continue reading BELIEVING IN MIRACLES

TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A DEPLORABLE

TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A DEPLORABLE

Mrs. Clinton has attempted to back-track on her recent condemnation of Trump supporters as being “a basket of deplorables”. They are "deplorable" because (she is determined to make you to think) they are “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, you name it” These comments were made to an audience which compliantly laughed profusely, agreeably and hysterically. Such accusations are common … Continue reading TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A DEPLORABLE