Christian Thought on Beginnings, Endings, and the Story In Between
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
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 …
In his last blog my son, Michael Garland, drew upon the hymn Joy to the World to highlight the purpose for which Jesus was born. It was the culmination of a series of Christmas messages that we, his readers, found informative and inspiring. (Thanks, Mike, for writing your Bookends articles and for offering to publish …
