“It’s unfair.” “I don’t deserve this.” “I haven’t done anything wrong.” “Why me?” Have you ever asked these questions or made these statements? Not long after we learn to speak as children, we learn to say “No fair!” as we observe the injustices (perceived or real) around us. We long for everything to be fair, […]
In Christopher Hitchens’ book “Mortality”, Christopher devotes a great part of his second chapter to the subject of prayer and the futility of it. With the angst of one suffering from a disease that has no cure, that would eventually take his life, Christopher writes the chapters of this book to process his life and
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0u3-2CGOMQ&w=560&h=315] This video is one of the finest, most brilliant, merciful engagement of ideas I have seen, and will prove to be a valuable resource and asset for the battle of the minds waging in our culture on us and especially our children. Allow yourself to be challenged.
If there is one show I have ever watched that sets my thoughts to whirling it would be “Hoarding Buried Alive”. The show takes you on a journey into the lives of people who for one reason or another begin collecting things to the point that their homes are over-stuffed, dangerously unhealthy, and impassable. Each
One of the greatest existential questions asked of the human race today is the question, “What is the purpose of my life?” Somehow we know that we are alive (although some still wonder if they actually exist), but our reason for being alive and our reasons to continue living aren’t always obvious to us– So we ask.
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It was several years ago that I watched an old science video put out by Moody Institute of Science in Chicago, called “Time and Eternity”. It was the first time I had ever been introduced to the sciences that are involved in the study of time and the construct of the period of life we
If you have ever sat with someone in an Emergency room or Doctor’s office who is suffering from an abnormal pain or malady, you have very likely felt the tension and fear of the unknown, and the desire for an answer. When the illness or malady can be righted with medication, the prescription is often filled
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I know you have said that you don’t need church or religion–it’s full of hypocrites anyways. I agree. In fact, I have found hypocrites in the most unlikely places. I found some at the bank, the post office, Starbucks, the grocery store, and even employed with Apple. Amazing! I’ve seen hypocritical husbands, wives, parents,
The untimely, and unforeseen death of a friend this past week has given my heart time to reflect, and somehow writing it out puts some purpose to the sadness. God uses moments like these in my life to cause me to step back and take stock of my life and the lives of those around
Our community is suffering a tremendous sadness today due to the untimely death of a young student via suicide. There are no words to express the deep grief, sadness, and pain that his family is feeling at his loss, and the deep sorrow that sweeps over our youth who were his friends and peers. The
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