Tag: The Meaning of Life

DADDY’S HOME AGAIN

DADDY’S HOME AGAIN

Widely swung the door. Light poured, then exploded into the room, where dark, dank and despicable creatures crawled and lurked. The owner of the house was finally home... AAAGH! GET OUT! they screamed: we don't WANT you here! WE HATE YOU...! We...we....we..... And the dark, dank, despicable creatures melted away to nothingness from the power of that … Continue reading DADDY’S HOME AGAIN

THE MEANING OF DEATH

THE MEANING OF DEATH

Most of us have a one-hundred percent chance of dying, and dying is the most common cause of death. So perhaps it requires a little consideration, now and then...   In five years of blogging my most popular post by far has been "The Meaning of Life According to Hamlet, Paul and Deep Thought". So I … Continue reading THE MEANING OF DEATH

THE UNTAMEABLE GOD

THE UNTAMEABLE GOD

Upon conversion the believer begins his or her walk of faith in the self-assurance that God's operation in his life will be predictable, safe, and subject to certain human standards. The opposite is true... Before someone out there burns me at the stake for making such a heretical statement, I want to declare that after decades of living under my own profession of faith, I still believe … Continue reading THE UNTAMEABLE GOD

WHY ARE WE HERE: A SILLY QUESTION?

WHY ARE WE HERE: A SILLY QUESTION?

I stumbled upon a video of Richard Dawkins telling a man that he had “no right” to ask why we are here. Challenged with the claim that science cannot answer that question, his only recourse was to play Big Brother and trash the question* Many people deny the existence of God-perhaps we’ve all been there … Continue reading WHY ARE WE HERE: A SILLY QUESTION?

WHY ARE WE HERE?

WHY ARE WE HERE?

What's the point of life anyway? If you've never felt low enough to ask yourself that question, you're very lucky. Or perhaps you don't have to be feeling down to ask such a question - you may have just asked it out of curiosity. After having a conversation on the meaning in life with a … Continue reading WHY ARE WE HERE?