In religion, as in war and everything else, comfort is the one thing you cannot get by looking for it. If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end: if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth -- only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin with and, in the end, despair.
Monthly Archives: June 2014
The Best Part About Christianity
I secretly think the very best part about Christianity (and possibly other religions as well) is that it gives you an ‘excuse’ to be on your best behavior and for the best possible motives. If you want to be nice, … Continue reading
Dark Matter?
Recently, I was reading an article about ‘dark’ matter (a theory originally proposed to account for the non-newtonian rotation of the galaxies). It occurs to me, however, that Einstein already dealt with that in his Theory of relativity. We assume … Continue reading
More Than You Can Handle?
I’ve often heard it said, “God will never give you more than you can handle”. I believe the opposite to be true. God often gives people much more than they could ever hope to handle on their own. Why? I … Continue reading