Annie Dillard tells a story of a certain rabbi in her book on writing The Writing Life. He would leave his home before prayer in case he was struck down after saying "Lord," before "have mercy." His was a fear of the presence of God, the presence of the maker. Today I sat through a
Rather frequently my Dad sends me a link or article that is well worth reading. (My mom does too, but they are frequently of a much more personal nature) He recently sent me this one, on why faith is both intelligent and relevant. Wilson's most important thought was this: Materialist atheism says we are just
I can't get past Jesus. Science can say what it wants about millions of years ago, but 2000 years ago the world fundamentally changed. Was it actually today? Who knows, and does it really matter? The world is fundamentally not right. We all know this. We all feel the brokenness permeating everything, just below the
This thought has reoccurred to me a number of times. It is kind of simple and definitely in need of refinement. It is essentially related to the problem of evil. When you ask nonbelievers why they don't believe in God, especially those who once did, you frequently get an interesting response. "If there is a
Evolution and God are not necessarily incompatable. It's been interesting reading a few interviews with Dr. Francis Collins who is a leading biologist (head of the Human Genome Project) and also a believing Christian. It's comforting to think that even though I'm not quite sure where I stand on the extent of evolution I'm in
Thinking is only thinking if it's challenged, only then is it a verb. Unchallenged thinking is only a thought and that, left unchallenged, is prejudice. If you enter a conversation and there is no chance of anyone changing their perspectives it is a pointless exercise. Where is this coming from? Over the past few days