The debate over creation and the existence of God
Sep 24, 2007
Does God exist? Was the universe created or did it somehow form all on its own? Every debate over these two questions that I have ever witnessed has always left me scratching my head, wondering what on earth the “God doesn’t exist” and “Big bang” theorists base their beliefs upon. Regardless of which side of the [...]
“Amazing Grace”
Sep 20, 2007
If I had to pick the one gospel song that best describes the essence of our Christian faith, it would have to be “Amazing Grace“. I grew up hearing and singing this wonderful old hymn, and I still love it to this day. The soothing melody and humbling, reverent lyrics always seem to lift my spirits when I’m feeling down, [...]
“No Child Left Behind”
Sep 18, 2007
On a conceptual level, President Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” program is a wonderful idea, but in my opinion the way it is being implemented has turned it into an absolute disaster. A huge chunk of the school year is currently used for “teaching to the test”. In other words, the students are “spoon-fed” with the bare [...]
Cool, Refreshing Rain
Sep 11, 2007
It rained for much of the day here in southwestern Virginia, refreshing the landscape along with our souls after an August and early September with afternoon temperatures that hovered around 95 degrees each and every day. And adding insult to injury, 2007 has been one of the driest years on record thus far. It seems [...]
“Laying Up Treasures”
Sep 1, 2007
For many people life is all about accumulating stuff – that is, “laying up treasures”. They spend each and every day working and/or going deeper into debt in order to buy a bigger house, a more expensive car, a boat or some other much-desired worldly possession, all the while failing to realize that God has [...]
