Tag: Jesus Christ

SEEKING LIFE

SEEKING LIFE

I just had an uncanny experience, relating to a book my son sent me. A few days ago I wrote down a little revelation I had: something of an epiphany... I recalled a book ( a very good book) written by Robert McGee, called "Search for Significance". McGee's thesis was that we all crave significance … Continue reading SEEKING LIFE

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

WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND TROUBLED

WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND TROUBLED

What do you do when you're down and troubled? Do you cuddle the dog? Do you put the TV on? Do you pop a pill or light a joint? We've probably all had someone tell us when we're down that there are people worse off than us. That's supposed to cheer us up. But as … Continue reading WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND TROUBLED

GETTING FAITH

GETTING FAITH

A member of my distant family recently commented that he had not been given the gift of faith. This to him is the end of the matter-he clearly expects to live the rest of his life without it. Some Christians think that faith is only given to a select few. God chooses some while the … Continue reading GETTING FAITH

IS THIS THE AGE OF ANTI-TRUTH?

IS THIS THE AGE OF ANTI-TRUTH?

Truth was once a universally-accepted standard which was "out of style"*. Then truth became whatever you wanted it to be. Now political correctness is attempting to muscle out of existence all opposing views of truth, in order to impose its own...   Many people have written and commented on post-modernism, and on the "post-truth" age, … Continue reading IS THIS THE AGE OF ANTI-TRUTH?