Accessory God
If the Bible is true, then we live in a world created by and for God. Everything, including us, belongs to him. No exceptions. He is the reason everything exists, the One that… Continue reading
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God and reality
Origin, meaning, morality, and destiny. How did we get here? Why are we here? What are we to do? Where do we go when we die? These are the questions every worldview must… Continue reading
No news is good news
Remember when we had three TV networks and only print newspapers? A mere handful of sources from which to get our news fix…our daily diet of data on the goings-on in our community,… Continue reading
Love hurts
I found myself angrily shaking my fists in prayer yesterday. Not at God, but at men…evil men. Men in countries like Egypt, Syria, India, and Iran who persecute and kill Christians, just for… Continue reading
Divine, heavenly truth
When I was a young girl I was blessed to have several girls my age within a few houses of mine who were regular playmates for me. Oh, the trouble we’d get in.… Continue reading
Life and death, and life
We had a death in the family last week. A very untimely, unexpected, nightmarish death that sent those closest to the young man on a trajectory into a new reality they never saw… Continue reading
The solution
Can truth be known? Can anything even be said to be true? Is what we perceive with our senses reality, or is it all illusion? I’m reading a book that examines the… Continue reading
This week in incoherence, 4/1/2017
TRUMP SHOULD ASK DENMARK’S PM WHY HIS GOVERNMENT IS PROMOTING GENOCIDE There is a Danish TV ad that you may have seen which is all about accepting others who are different from… Continue reading
There’s something wrong with us
For those of no religious persuasion the whole thing about Jesus being a human/divine sacrifice can seem pretty weird. What kind of God would demand such a thing before he’ll “save” anyone? If… Continue reading
This week in incoherence – 3/25/17
HOW SCHUMER AND DEMS MAY HAVE SEALED GORSUCH’S CONFIRMATION The filibuster is one of the oddest maneuvers in American politics. It always seemed childish to me…like a line of bullies blocking the door… Continue reading
The impact of bias on belief
I want atheism to be true and am made uneasy by the fact that some of the most intelligent and well-informed people I know are religious believers. It isn’t just that I don’t… Continue reading
This week in incoherence – 3/18/17
incoherence: the quality of being illogical, inconsistent, or unclear Check out these recent news items for more examples of an all too common tendency. FOUR TIMES REPUBLICANS FACED OUTRAGE FOR THINGS DEMS DID FIRST… Continue reading
Possibly, definitely, God exists
I didn’t argue much as a child. At least that’s what my (sometimes selective) memory tells me. Yeah, I’m pretty sure I almost always agreed with my siblings that it was in fact… Continue reading
Pardon me, but your Freudian slip is showing
A lie is an obvious untruth. Fake news is false news. But there are other subtler ways of misrepresenting the truth that are a little harder to spot but very revealing when you… Continue reading
Giving up the chase
Imagine reading Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John and coming to a scene like this: Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through… Continue reading