That Time I Met God the Father
Sunday Morning Terrorism
Terrorism is on the minds of many people. I’ve been reflecting on some teachings that have caused believers to be fearful. According to many experts, 2012 was the year that should have brought an end to planet earth. It’s been taught that certain events in America’s history served as harbingers of divine judgment. And some taught that there were signs in the moons that foretold perilous times ahead. The prophesied events have come and gone…
How to Experience God’s Blessings
I received a question this week from a reader asking why, if God desires to bless us in so many ways, do we sometimes fail to experience His blessings? In order to understand how God’s blessings work, we must understand three things: The first is that God has specific plans for how he would like each of us to live. The second is that we have free will, which allows us to either follow his plans or ignore them. The…
Our View of God
Imagine for a moment you’re a human the size of an ant and that your ability to see has been reduced in proportion to your size. Your field of view is now only a few inches. Imagine you and a few ant-sized friends are allowed to see and describe a car. One friend, who is looking at the front tire, tells the group the car is made of a black, rubber-like substance. Another inspects a door panel…
How Far Will God Go to Stop Suffering?
Many people believe that God is indifferent to the pain and suffering that we go through. After all, if He is all-powerful and if He opposes evil and suffering, then why does He allow them to happen? It seems only logical that if He allows them to happen He must approve of them, and if God approves of suffering and evil then He cannot be good. This reasoning about the nature of God developed as a…