Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: God
Throughout the gospels Jesus Christ is seen to give sight to the blind, make the lame walk, raise the dead, walk on water and feed thousands. Today many Christians are determined to hold to the notion that they are doing miracles in their churches and on the streets, when in fact they are belittling the name of Christ, the glory of Christ and the true power of God.
Human beings the world over and throughout history have tried in a multitude of ways to get the attention of God. They've built statues and enormous temples; they've danced wildly under the moonlight; they've burned people alive; they've chanted and shouted on mountain-tops; they've starved themselves, cut themselves, and gone to war... all in an effort to make God look their way. It's a grown-up version of the tizzy-fits children sometimes engage in, in a determined effort to get their parents to respond.
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.
What comes to your mind when you travel the countryside and see the beauty of the earth? If you don't see the world as an expression of creative power, you're not living in praise of God: you're denying God the worship which belongs to Him..
Every two and half seconds, give or take a little, the national debt of the United States increases by one hundred thousand dollars (1). That's the money you and I owe, All of us are affected, even those who don't work. It's not the government's problem, because they thrive on spending our money.
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 