When I see the pain and suffering that has historically gone on in the world, and continues to go on today, I ask myself “When Adam and Eve sinned why didn’t God just squash them like a bug and start over?” Yes, they would have been destroyed but the destruction of the two who disobeyed …
One of the people I asked to review my early draft of Kahle’s Summary of the Bible for the Non-Believer suggested that some readers might be interested in the story of how I came to believe in God. I can’t imagine why because the story is not that unique. However, it is uniquely mine. I …
Key for the Reader: Narrative is shown in black. Bold italicized text are my observations, thoughts and commentary. Bible citations are abbreviated as (Book, Chapter:Verse). For example Genesis, Chapter 3, Verse 6 is shown as (Genesis 3:6). Bible quotes are underlined and have quotation marks (“”) around them, and citations are provided. NIV = New …
I love my daughter. But it’s never been an easy love. I loved seeing her swell her mother’s belly as she grew, knowing that this life growing inside her mother was a precious thing. I worried with her mother as the time for our second child’s birth grew near, wondering if the road to the …
I was talking to an elderly friend yesterday about her getting older and losing her physical and mental abilities, trying to comfort her. This is an explanation I gave her… Have you ever watched a newborn and its mother interact? They gaze intently at each other, she cooing and smiling, the baby just initially staring …
My God is a loving God, but my God is a jealous God. I realize that I have put my heart’s desire for a loving wife and family above my desire to serve God, and I do not believe that pleases Him. Perhaps He already gave me the wife he picked for me; perhaps that …
This is a painful story to tell because it is the biggest disappointment and failure of my life. But I think it is worth telling. We met at a church young adult’s group lunch. She was 18 and I was 25. I noticed two things about her immediately: she was very cute, and she had …