Tag: God

THE UNPREPARED PILGRIMS

THE UNPREPARED PILGRIMS

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 →

THE ANTIDOTE TO GOD’S DARK SIDE

THE ANTIDOTE TO GOD’S DARK SIDE

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 →

LUKE, REY, AND THE DARK SIDE OF GOD

LUKE, REY, AND THE DARK SIDE OF GOD

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 →

DOES GOD HAVE A DARK SIDE?

DOES GOD HAVE A DARK SIDE?

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? →

PHOTOSYNTHESIS: FACT AND FICTION

PHOTOSYNTHESIS: FACT AND FICTION

Have you ever hugged a tree? I'm not going to suggest you should, but perhaps it's time for some of us to give trees and plants-and their origins-a lot more thought than we have up until now... A few months ago I shared with you a discussion I heard by a panel of very learned … Continue reading PHOTOSYNTHESIS: FACT AND FICTION →