Category Archives: Reasons

I saw a cartoon in a newspaper recently that is a great illustration of the human condition.  The cartoon was Pardon My Planet by Vic Lee.  It was one panel and pictured a character at her psychologist and she states: … Continue reading →

There is another reason why God made us finite. Being limited forces us to call upon resources deep inside us that we never knew we had:  our soul.  The values held by our soul are used to make decisions in … Continue reading →

That we are finite is a fact no one disputes.  It might seem somewhat inconsistent but knowing that we are finite, that we are limited in our ability to know what is true, can help us in our search for … Continue reading →

In this blog, we constantly emphasize the fact that we are finite.  We are limited in our knowledge of both material and spiritual matters, in our ability to know good and evil, in our capacity to know what is true. … Continue reading →

I received the book Killing Jesus by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard for Christmas.  It approaches Jesus and his death from a historical approach rather than a religious.  To be quite honest, I did not expect much from this book … Continue reading →

David Searcy is my stepbrother who with his family has been a missionary in Indonesia for many years.  He sent me the following e-mail that sheds a different light on the Christmas story.  It illustrates how our culture has a … Continue reading →

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said:  “All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take root in our personal experience.” Goethe echoes the … Continue reading →

A recent newspaper article I read referenced a survey that determined two-thirds of Americans believe other people cannot be trusted. [1]  Only 50 percent felt that way in 1972.  The article noted the consequences of this attitude.  It harms our … Continue reading →

The purpose of this blog is to ask questions about the Christian faith and the Bible in order to better understand them.  Many Christians think questioning our faith is wrong or at least unseemly.  I remember when I was in … Continue reading →

Christians really don’t believe in the Bible. If we really did believe the Bible, we would not ignore passages in the Bible that conflict with our belief system, with our doctrinal statements.  When I talk to Christians about the issues … Continue reading →