Hate is a four-letter word in the West. Christians are often accused of being hateful because we recognize a moral dimension to the universe. Christians believe that when we live according to God’s principles we tend to thrive; when we reject God’s precepts and pursue our own paths we eventually wilt. Those
Have you ever considered giving thanks to be an act of cultural rebellion? Well, it can be, and we need to rise up in a rebellion of gratitude now more than ever. We live in a strange moment in history, where casting yourself as a victim confers a sense of righteousness.
Physical science has developed this 6-dimensional figure to picture the extra dimensions of spacetime. (Wikipedia) Since the discovery of DNA and the research done on the genome project, it is increasingly clear to science that there is an Intelligent Designer behind the universe. Now the evidence for intelligence behind the
The recent attacks on the West by radical jihadists have prompted many people to ask, Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God? In 638 AD, when the Muslims conquered Jerusalem, they sought to create a symbol of the superiority of Islam by building the Dome of the Rock on
Part 1, The Song of the Remnant, ended like this: “The health, welfare and flourishing of a people is dependent on the nation having a solid foundation. Saul and his government were unrighteous. The foundations of a lawful and just government were destroyed. When the foundations are destroyed chaos follows; and
If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? This is a question for the remnant today as much as it was for King David, when he penned these words in a song, some 3000 years ago. If the foundations of a nation are destroyed, the nation as it
The Biblical concept of a remnant was born out of a time in Israel that was similar to our own. Early in her history, the nation of Israel had been faithful to the God of her fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Then she began to prostitute herself to the local
We muddle and even dismiss our humanity when we reject God. The truth of God’s existence has been revealed with such clarity that people who refuse to acknowledge God must suppress the truth. They must repeatedly and actively submerge the reality that continues to confront them, like a child pushing the jack
Answer: God’s invisible, moral character is revealed in His creation. Question: How can the invisible be visible? That’s where we ended last Thursday’s post. Since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities … have been clearly seen, Romans 1:19–20. The creation makes visible the invisible. This seems like a conundrum.
Dome of the Florence Cathedral by Brunelleschi (1438) who transformed the role and status of the architect. Photo by Bruce Stokes on Flickr In part 1 we wrote about architect Christopher Alexander who said that his half century as an architect and student of creation has persuaded him not only of God’s existence
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