Category Archives: Choices

In this blog we have discussed one aspect of the human condition several times, namely the fact that we are finite. I have recently come across two more examples. Umberto Eco, an Italian literary critic, social and political commentator, novelist, … Continue reading →

At times I have wondered what guided the early Christians before the New Testament was formed.  Not all the early Christians had access to an apostle or someone who had spent any length of time around Jesus. An example is … Continue reading →

Christianity has debated human free will forever.  Some argue that if God is sovereign, omnipotent, and omniscience, how can we humans have free will?  The Bible constantly details how God is involved in our world so if God decides on … Continue reading →

I have just finished reading Edmund Morris’s two volume biography of Theordore Roosevelt.  Roosevelt’s favorite poem was Henry Longfellow’s The Saga of King Olaf of which Morris placed an epigraph at the beginning of each chapter.  One epigraph was: Force … Continue reading →

Amidst all the atrocities we have discussed in the past few blogs, there is an aspect of the human  condition that we do not hear much about and that is history also tells of of a few individuals who risked … Continue reading →

Depending upon which translation you read, the Preacher tells us that all of life is vanity, is meaningless, or is like a vapor (Ecclesiastes 1:2).  If we spend time evaluating his claim, we would need to acknowledge that he is … Continue reading →

A Sunday or two ago, the pastor of the church we attended talked about the story of the Shunammite woman and Elisha. The Shunammite woman, whose name is never mentioned, was wealthy and well connected.  To illustrate how connected she … Continue reading →

This blog is just over one year old.  During that time we have discussed questions about the Christian doctrine of salvation and God’s sovereignty.  In addressing those questions, we have not followed the doctrines of any one church.  Rather we … Continue reading →

The movie The Mission is an illustration of how we justify our choice of what benefits us here on this world rather than focusing on the renovation of our soul.  This movie is about a representative from the Roman Catholic … Continue reading →

As we have seen in previous blogs, God has given us free will.  He has given us the ability to construct our world any way we desire.  We construct our world through the choices we make and the actions we … Continue reading →