Christian Thought on Beginnings, Endings, and the Story In Between
I can't imagine the pain of losing a child. It is one of my worst nightmares. That is why the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting of 2012 was particularly disturbing as it caused the seemingly senseless deaths of 26 people, 20 of them children. Last month I was saddened to hear that the tragedy continues …
Continue reading A Tragedy Continues: Sandy Hook, Suicide, and the Search for Evil
This is a chapter from the book, The Glasses We Wear: Reflections on Christian Worldview. Let’s think about nothing for a few minutes . . . . . . . No, really. Let’s think about what nothing is or isn’t and how it impacts our lives today. Nothing is that which does not exist. It is …
Continue reading Thinking About Nothing: A Reflection on Origins
"If there is a God, He has nothing in common with the Bible." This paraphrased comment from a reader in response to my post, About Miracles: When the Improbable is the Reality, was particularly interesting to me. It grabbed my attention because when asked as a question, "Why the God of the Bible?", it demands …
“The principal problem for the atheist is that he exists.” It is always interesting to think about the miraculous. Any unique event that defies the laws of nature and is totally against what our everyday experience has been is certainly worth some attention. But questions remain. Are miracles even possible? In our modern and scientific …
Continue reading About Miracles: When the Improbable is the Reality
I saw a hungry boy once. Not hungry like a holiday celebrator skipping a meal prior to feasting, or a late night stop for fast food after missing dinner, or even like a well-deserved refueling after a day of hiking or skiing. I mean the life and death kind of hungry, the "I may not …
Jesus is the Lamb. "No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground, he comes to make his blessings flow, far as the curse is found."- Joy to the World John the Baptist said it best, "Behold, the lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world" (John 1:29). The …
Jesus is the Word. Word of the Father now in flesh appearing,O come, let us adore Him!- O Come All Ye Faithful This deeply meaningful line is hidden in the last verse of O Come All Ye Faithful and it is inspired by the Bible's description of Jesus as the Word who became flesh and …
