The divine elephant in the room
Consider: How morally righteous would all these tweets seem if they were aimed at a policy regarding pedophilia instead of homosexuality? The substitution makes them quite ludicrous, no? And… Continue reading
Category Archive: FAITH
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We’re in deep doo-doo
If you had a choice of how America will be judged for all the evil things done and being done here, what would it be? Here are some possibilities: military conquest by a… Continue reading
Why should I pray?
Nothing says, “God is a myth” like the practice of prayer. If God exists, and he’s perfectly good and loving and for whom nothing is impossible, why do we need to persuade him… Continue reading
The worthiness of our worth-ship
I had an epiphany at church last Sunday morning. The fact that it was the Feast of the Epiphany is purely coincidental . . . I think. My “aha” moment came as we… Continue reading
Are you ready?
Are you ready? Are you ready for this new year just begun? Ready to actualize that new attitude…new resolve…new you? Maybe you’re like, I am so ready…bring it on…this is the year. But… Continue reading
For the love of bugs
I have an objection to Christianity that I’ve never heard any atheist voice. And I think I know why. Here it is: If the Christian God is so great…knows everything about everything… Continue reading
We must believe the bad to experience the good
“I’ve got good news and bad news.” Oh, the fearful, suspended anticipation such an announcement tends to create in us. Will the good outweigh the bad, or will the bad totally ruin… Continue reading
O tidings of comfort and joy
If we had a Christmas wish list of the gifts we would like to receive as followers of Christ, it would definitely include freedom from suffering and pain. Wouldn’t that be a… Continue reading
Do we trust the driver or do we bail?
Driving the Ohio turnpike in a winter storm, at night, is…shall we say…adventuresome. Snow completely covering the road and blowing everywhere, drivers having to guess where the lanes are, most but not all… Continue reading
Not exactly what I wanted
It’s been over a month now that my nephew has been in the hospital after suffering a traumatic brain injury. He’s been unconscious until just recently when he’s begun to show signs of… Continue reading
Abortionists should thank God for pro-lifers
Evil, evil, evil. Killing babies is evil. You’d think everyone in a civilized society would believe that, wouldn’t you? But evil incarnate has blinded us, and so we’re killing thousands of babies daily,… Continue reading
Living without fear
It’s a jungle out there. Life is positively Amazonian . . . a winding, never-ending thicket of dangerous possibilities. Terrorist attacks, neighborhood crime, vehicular accidents, deadly germs, medical mistakes. It’s enough to keep… Continue reading
Dumpster children and mandatory marriage
Tomorrow I will be voting for candidates whom I believe are more likely than their opponent to uphold traditional values, and I implore you to do the same. In the fight for the… Continue reading
An insidiously influential worldview
One of the most troubling questions for a Christian, whether it takes shape in her own mind or is posed to her by another is, If God is real and cares about us,… Continue reading
Don’t be fooled by wise men
It’s amazing how nonsensical really smart people can be. Famed physicist Stephen Hawking in his final book Brief Answers to the Big Questions, released posthumously last week, claims unequivocally, “There is no God.… Continue reading