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Why am I who I am? As I look in the mirror I see someone who physically resembles my father when he was my age. Growing up in the shadow of my father was a challenge. He was a local jock. A rugby football player of some note, he had a successful career in the 1930’s....
AN INVITATION TO A FALL BIBLE STUDY
I will be leading a study of the First Letter of John at the Church of Our Savior, 2092 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32250, Thursdays at 11.00 a.m. September 12 – November 14. September 12 1. The Word of Life – 1 John 1:1-4 September 19 2. God is Light –...
SEEING THE BIG PICTURE OF LIFE
When my grandson and I were working on a jigsaw puzzle I discovered that he was more adept than I in finding the pieces we were looking for to complete a section. I was wishing that the pieces were larger. I could see the big picture but found it hard to see which...
LIFE: RESULT OF SPONTANEOUS CREATION OR DIVINE PURPOSE?
Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow in their book, The Grand Design, maintain that God is not required for the existence of the universe. Instead the laws of gravity and quantum theory allow universes to appear spontaneously from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the...
WHY I BELIEVE IN GOD
The first book in the Bible, Genesis, begins with these words: “In the beginning God…” Do you believe in God? Why? Or why not? Most people do believe in God. Or, at least, in one form or another. Atheists are in a minority in the world today and throughout history. I...
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR EXISTENCE?
One of the most frequent questions I get from strangers is, “Where are you from?” My accent betrays my origins. If we want to get to know people we inquire about their origins, where they were raised. We carry our origins throughout our lives. They form us, they...
WHY AM I?
When I first held my youngest grand-daughter, Erika, in my arms and looked at her, I asked, “Who are you? Where have you come from? What will your life be like?” Her perfectly formed face, eyes, nose, ears, fingers and toes fascinated me, as did my two daughters’ when...
THE PRESUMPTION IN TRYING TO EXPLAIN SUFFERING
When Job’s three friends…heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him. When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; they began to...
GRIEF, LOSS AND DEPRESSION
Job was a man who was described as blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. Yet a combination of natural disaster and human depravity devastated his life. The Sabeans attacked and carried off his livestock. Lightning burned up his sheep. Chaldeans...
LOVE ALWAYS HOPES
Love always hopes (1 Corinthians 13:7) because love sees possibilities where none seems to exist. Love always hopes because love never despairs. Love is not dependent on the fulfillment of immediate expectations. Love takes the long term point of view. Love will not...
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