Over the centuries people have searched for purpose in life. How was the universe created? Who or what is the source of our existence? Is there a God? All of us have difficulties when we try to conceptualize God. How can we envision Him? How can we come to know Him? There are many logical […]
In the Old Testament Book of Micah there is a brief passage instructing man how to act. It reads, “Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.” That is very simple and straightforward; but one might ask, what is justly? Micah answered that question immediately prior to this instruction. He wrote, “He has […]
Faith vs reason is the third major area of disagreement between progressives and conservatives. This is a generalization, of course, but progressives usually have a negative view of organized religion and are especially hostile towards Christian conservatives. They are offended by the Bible’s stultifying pronouncements on such subjects as sexual morality and family relationships. They […]
When I posted GOD TALK 7 on September 5th, I unknowingly stepped on a hornet. A person identifying himself as being with Clubschadenfreude commented on my post. I responded briefly, but upon further reflection I decided to answer the criticisms more fully. First, what is Clubschadenfreude? I honestly do not know. The German word schadenfreude […]
At times it appears that some members of the scientific community, allied with the humanists, wish to destroy religious faith. They demean our cherished religious beliefs and traditions as being concocted from a miasmic fabric of ancient myths and medieval superstitions. They believe this world is all there is, and we should make the most […]
Shakespeare put the following words into the mouth of Macbeth. “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creep in this petty place from day to day, and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death.” What a sad outlook on life. We certainly cannot classify Macbeth as an optimist. Macbeth’s lament is the statement […]
Over the next week or so I am going to present some arguments, or apologia, in support of faith in God – in particular, the Christian faith. As I do this, I make no claim to original ideas. There is very little new under the sun, and I have borrowed from the writings of Augustine, […]
I thank God for the Church and for Christian fellowship. I had the good fortune of being born in a loving, Christ centered home, and I have been faithful in attending church for most of my life. For the past 42 years I have been a member of the Bishop Cummins Reformed Episcopal Church in […]
When I was young I was taught to believe the following: We are children of a loving God. We are to love God and love one another. Although God made a perfect world, he created us with the freedom to make moral choices – an ability to choose either good or evil. Through His prophets […]
Seventy-two summers ago I met Ann. I remember the first time I met her. It was the summer of 1948 and the location was St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Carolina Beach, North Carolina. She was an extraordinarily beautiful young woman, but it was only a reflection of the beauty within. I do not know how I […]
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