Christian Thought on Beginnings, Endings, and the Story In Between
I don’t have the power to forgive . . . not in an ultimate sense anyway. It would be presumptuous of me to say, “Your sins are forgiven.” to another human being and if I did it would likely evoke the same incredulous response that Jesus received when he publicly declared those words (Matthew 9:2). …
Astrobiologists have longed to discover life on Mars. They search diligently on that barren planet some 33 million miles from earth for any trace of organic material that might indicate an organism once lived there or lives there now. The finding of even one microscopic single-celled bacterium would surely send the most stoic of scientists …
Continue reading Discovering Life in the Abortion Debate: A Lesson From Mars
Some things are just meant to be. And we're okay with that. In fact, we wouldn't have it any other way. We have a desire for the inevitable. We believe things should work out in the end. It's part of who we are. And it's one reason that Avengers Endgame is breaking box office records …
Continue reading Avengers Endgame points to The Inevitable One
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
