Tag «God»

Who’s to Blame?

Whether it is a tsunami, earthquake, tornado, or pandemic, people invariably ask the question, “Who’s to blame for all this destruction and loss of life?” Generally, the answers fall into two extremes: There are those who confidently affirm that God would never be responsible for such events. After all, God is a God of love …

Is God Male or Female?

There is presently an interesting debate taking place in one of the major religious denominations in the United States. The debate centers around whether or not this denomination should make changes to their “Book of Common Prayer.” This “Book of Common Prayer,” has a central role within this denomination, and is recited in every one …

Love Discriminates

Because my wife is a Special Education Teacher, I learned a long time ago that “being fair doesn’t mean you give everyone the same thing. It does mean you give everyone what they need.” That made sense to me when I first heard it, and it still does today. In that same vein of thought, …

You Don’t Want to Miss This!

I live in the path of the 2017 Solar Eclipse that is scheduled to take place tomorrow afternoon. Those of us living in the path of this eclipse have been bombarded with facts about the eclipse, warnings to protect our eyes, protective eye-wear being sold on every street corner, and a host of other interesting …

Only a Handful

During a great famine in the days of King Ahab (1 Kings 17), Elijah, the prophet, asked a widow for a piece of bread. Her response to him was, “I do not have any bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar.” To the widow, only a …