Visited a “christian” forum today. Read a few of the endless posts arguing about an important point related to an important issue. If one group is right, the other group is going to hell. But the other group believes the same thing, just with different numbers attached. They are very talented at bashing each other …
Category Archives: Perspective
Suffering Through Christmas
This essay is a provocative look at the deeper Christmas story from a Guest Author. “Christmas used to fill me with such delight. But not anymore. Now the season is a reminder of great pain, sorrow, and loss.’ Follow her thoughts as she finds comfort in the shared suffering in the deeper story.
God is Merciful? How can that be when life is immersed in difficulty?
Those who believe in mercy are constantly being brought to justice by the accuser and those that work for him.
Forgiveness – Too Hard
A friend asked this question: The teachings in the Bible about forgiveness are hard. People in my life are so stupid. Their actions hurt and offend me. So I avoid them. I pray for them but I can not let my life be affected by them. It makes me feel bad. I know Jesus says …
Government and Marriage
This essay is a response to a question posed by someone about some friends that faced a dilemma about getting married. They felt that they should be married but could not feasibly do so due to a loss of benefits. They have a belief system that encourages them to try to honor God with their …
Final Intent
A lifetime in a day.
Mother’s Pain
Eve is the name given to the Genesis account of the start of humanity. Other belief systems have similar accounts. This short abstract story is intended to contemplate her story, based on what Genesis says about it, but expanded to imagine what it may have felt like. I think we can relate as we go …
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and GomorrahThe phrase brings up a broad range of conceptions and emotions.For some it brings up the image of God, angry and disgusted, hurling fire down on the two cities filled with people so sexually depraved that they have lost their minds. This image often evokes fear of destruction in people who know enough …
Dawn of Hope
In the last post I wrote some brief thoughts on existence, focused more on what I percieve to be the most common problem with existence – despair. There are various reasons for despair, and I certainly do not intend to reduce the significance of any person’s struggle. Each person deserves direct and individual attention. I …
Existence
We exist – like it or not. Since the addiction rate is large and growing, we are probably safe to assume that most do not like it. I do not like it much of the time. There are moments that hold meaning and/or pleasure, but there are long periods that hold nothing but discomfort/unease. Suicide …
