faith - Part 14

The problem of problems

The problem of problems.
Remember when you were in school – or maybe you’re there now – and we get the dreaded “word problems” in math?

Even if math itself wasn’t hard, those word problems were always tough.

Until one day – some really nice teacher explained the key to solving word problems. He (or was it she?) said the reason word problems were so difficult was that they had so many extra words. Those words were meant to confuse. They were meant to make it hard to solve. And they succeeded.

Anyway – the real “problem” was …

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What’s the significance of people living to about 120 years?

God & science

You know how when you read those parts of the Bible you tend to skip over them? You probably just skipped it now. … if they are mentioned again, it probably says something about their heritage anyway. And failing that – if you really want to know who someone was, just Google them. What’s the big deal?

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If your goal is to offend no one …

A look at ourselves

… In all sorts of places, speaking truth will end up causing a lawsuit. In colleges – it’s a violation of whatever they call the rules against speaking truth to our sensitive little children who are supposed to be exposed to the very thing they object to – truth.

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Free Will in the Garden of Eden

A deeper look at familiar Bible passages

Did Adam and Eve have free will in the Garden of Eden? Even lots of non-Christians know something about Adam, Eve, and the serpent in the Garden of Eden. But, do we think God scripted the whole thing and made it happen? Or, do we believe Adam and Eve had the free will to say no to the serpent? In other words, did God leave the choice up to Adam and Eve?

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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box

A look at ourselves

Interesting proverb. Even more so when it’s applied to people, instead of chess pieces.

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Still learning from a dog

Learning from a dog

But he’s still happy. He doesn’t have the energy he once did. He conserves it for what’s important – barking at the mailman, at other dogs, at birds, helicopters that he can see from the back windows.

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Learning from a dog – again

Learning from a dog

What if we just trusted God – the one who’s in a similar relationship with us – as Dewey is to my wife & I? What if we were up for whatever He had for us – even if it seems to be painful at the time? What if we had Dewey’s attitude – we’re happy for the relationships – and just assume that whatever’s happening will be good for us.

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Forgiven

LGBT in Heaven?

A look at ourselves

Well – I’d think that opening would get some interest! One way or another, people seem to be on all sides of this issue – and apparently even those on the same side have a hard time getting along with each other!

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when need = want

A look at ourselves

It is possible to have what you need be the same as what you want, and end up with more than you ever thought possible, more than what you need and what you want combined.

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