Monthly Archives: July 2016
Last week I described the instantaneous connection that parents generally feel at the birth of their child as an example of “unexplainable” love. Of course, there are others. Why does Romeo “love” Juliet? What makes us suddenly decide we “love” music, or medicine, or tennis?
Our expression in English of…..
Poet John Donne intoned: “No man is an island.” Even the staunchest individualist wouldn’t really enjoy being shipwrecked alone or condemned to a solitary existence. Humans are essentially social creatures.
Unlike us, God doesn’t need society for survival. God could have chosen to be God all alone. Instead, the Lord…..
Mark Twain quipped: “Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.” How do people of faith get such a bad reputation?
When the Lord made humans “in the image of God” (Genesis 1:26), one of the ways we resemble our Parent is in our capacity for joy. Think how our bodies…..
While it’s true that God has great plans and purposes for our lives, I worry that we can forget that the Lord cares about our hardships along the way.
Let’s face it: when we hit bad bumps in the road of life, it’s hard to believe what Paul tells us – that…..