* . . . More Rational Than III

Continuing from * More Rational Than II, C. S. Lewis describes this same problem Tolstoy had with the added color of modern belief in evolutionary biology. He writes: You might decide to simply have as good a time as possible. The universe is a narrative of nonsense,...

Understanding and Strengthening II

Quoting from a previous post, Brad Wilcox wrote: “Despite the incredible help and encouragement Tyler received from others, there is only so much people can do. The ultimate help has to come from above. “Grant us, Father, grace divine” (Hymns no,...

* Understanding and Strengthening

From his book  ‘Changed Through His Grace’ Brad Wilcox shared (continuing from a previous post): “How many times have we asked, “Why this? Why now? Why me? when the questions we should be asking are the ones asked by Tyler: “What am I to...

* Tank Your Reputation III

Continuing from * ‘Tank Your Reputation II” Gulp. A bead of sweat forms beneath Joseph’s beard. He faces a dilemma. Make up a lie and preserve his place in the community, or tell the truth and kiss his tsadiq good-bye. ~Max Lucado, Cure for the...

Heavenly Teaching is Blessedly Interactive

Kathy K. Clayton in her book ‘Teaching to Build Faith’ taught: Psychological research demonstrates that people are more likely to behave their way into thinking than they are to think their way into behaving. Put it simply, if we smile, we will actually be...

* More Rational Than II

From Timothy Keller, his book ‘Making Sense of God’ and invitation to the skeptical Now, as we have said, many people in the postmodern culture believe we should train ourselves to not ask this “metaquestion” about the point of life. We should...

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