Trusting the One Who Works All Things Together With the blowing of a gentle breeze the elegant dandelion globe is torn apart as small feathery parachutes lift off into the sky carefully dispersing seeds as far as the wind will take them. The loss of this white puffy sphere is not a waste however, its …
Author: Michael Garland
A New Symbol For Christianity?
Why does this symbol exist? What is significant about a crude image of a fish that seems to have grown some awkward legs? When you add the name "Darwin" the answer becomes clear; fish plus legs plus Darwin equals evolution. According to that theory, life began in water and then over an immense amount of …
Gender Identity Shows We Are More Than Material
It was not long ago that we awaited the birth of our last biological child. It was 2010 and already having three beautiful girls at home we looked forward to the 20 week ultrasound, not only to be assured of our baby's health, but also to find out if it might be a boy. I …
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The Nacho Dilemma
In 2006 a profoundly insightful motion picture emerged impacting millions of people around the world as it caused them to question their deepest beliefs. Well . . . okay . . . maybe Nacho Libre, starring Jack Black, was neither profound nor insightful, and maybe it wasn't even that great of a movie, but somehow it …
The Heart-Breaking Loss of Stephen Hawking
The world has lost one of its brightest minds. Stephen Hawking, the much admired and renowned astrophysicist, passed away on March 14, 2018. From the age of twenty-one years he lived bravely with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis inspiring millions to rise above their circumstances, not letting their disabilities hinder their dreams. With an unmatched intellect Stephen …
Beyond the Bookends
If we can think about life from a lofty perspective it might look like a story chronicled in a collection of books. Imagine those volumes, arranged in order, detailing every event that has taken place from the dawn of the universe to its final sunset. At the beginning and ending of that series sit bookends that …
