Right now, I am sitting at home, pretty much safe and dry, as the effects of hurricane Florence pass through the Carolinas. It is quite ominous to see on television the massive amounts of damage torrents of water can cause. But, natural disasters are only one sort of evil we come across. Murders, accidents, diseases, … Continue reading Staring into the Abyss: Grappling with Evil
Glory
I listened to some Sixpence recently, and one of their seasonal tracks played—Angels We Have Heard on High—and the refrain Gloria in excelsis Deo keeps resounding in my head. But what is this “glory” that one can give or possess?We can say that in one sense glory is action world, conveying the idea of praise. … Continue reading Glory
All Infected…
“Whatever it is, we’re all infected.” I guess all the Waking Dead fans will get this. These chilling words were relayed by Rick Grimes to a group of survivors of a zombie apocalypse. Grimes first heard them from a Center for Disease Control worker named Dr. Edward Jenner. The most distressing element for these words, … Continue reading All Infected…
2012
Today is December 21, 2012. My guess is if you can read this the whole global meltdown has not happened and…well…this is one more false prediction of the worlds end that never panned out. It really can cone to no surprise in that such prognostications are wrong 100% of the time. All the hype surrounded … Continue reading 2012
What will the resurrected be like?
Someone wondered if Jesus Christ’s resurrection is patterned after our own resurrection, would we retain our scares just as the Lord did? Appearing to the apostle Thomas, the resurrected Lord said, “Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be … Continue reading What will the resurrected be like?