Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: 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'll confess I'm not an authority on churchy affairs, but perhaps that's a good thing. Perhaps it's time political correctness within the church faced a little more opposition from those who aren't under its power... I've no doubt that many or most church ministers are working hard and doing their best for their congregations and … Continue reading THE UNPREPARED PILGRIMS
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
All ye who are weak and squeamish... all ye who are already teetering on the edge of that great chasm of despair...all ye who cannot bear to see truth in all its gory frightening detail...be warned! Herein lies your very own darkest nightmare! Enter ye not without strength, fortitude and courage...! Greetings, fellow travelers in … Continue reading LUKE, REY, AND THE DARK SIDE OF GOD
If there is a God, why do so many bad things happen? Is God really everything we want to think he is...or is he something altogether different? More specifically, is there a "dark side" to the God of the Bible? The concept of the "dark side" of George Lucas' "Force" in Star Wars is compelling in … Continue reading DOES GOD HAVE A DARK SIDE?
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 