"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam." Barack Obama This is something the president said at the U.N. What does that even mean? Can you imagine if he had said, "The future must not belong to those who slander Jesus"? I know the dictionary meaning of slander, but given how quickly violence erupts in some nations, what would mean slander to them? I have a feeling if I said, "I don't follow your prophet, I follow my savior ... Read More

Seems some Japanese researchers were curious why humans need all kinds of gear on their feet to weather the snow, and dogs do not. Read from the Institute for Creation Research today: It turns out that dog paws have tiny blood vessels arranged as counter-current heat exchangers. This way, dogs' internal body heat is not lost through the soles of their feet. Instead, cold blood is warmed right in their paws before it re-enters the main blood supply. Plus, most of the ... Read More

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. ~Isaiah 9:6   Saw this on another blog and had to share, as recently John and I were talking about how and why we celebrate Christmas. No matter what people make of it, there is really only one reason why those who love Jesus make ... Read More

No matter what miracle and cures science comes up with, we all know that our lives on this earth are numbered. The Bible suggests living that way helps us to be wise. So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Psalm 90:12) From Answers in Genesis God is the timeless Creator and King. Do we think so much of ourselves that we can live without regard for the God who is ... Read More

New Years often causes us to reflect on what is important. Time is important. It's a subject that interests me, and one of my favorite songs is called "Time." So I liked the insert that was inside our bulletins in church yesterday: Discovering Life in Giving Time by H. Joseph Miller I understand that the Bible teaches that God made time. It belongs to Him. Furthermore, He controls my time (Psalm 31:15), a precious commodity whose quantity He controls while its quality depends greatly upon ... Read More

So once settled in from our trip to Australia, I looked around my room for something in my library I hadn't read yet.  The title Scientists Who Believe took my interest, and it was a short book divided into small chapters of individual Scientist giving their testimony on how they come to believe the Bible and in a creator God. What I read today from Anne Sweeney: But God is strong. He fights with us until we surrender to His superior strength. ... Read More

How could I say there is no God? When all around creation calls!! A singing bird, a mighty tree, The vast expanse of open sea I said to John while still in Australia, remarking on all its natural beauty, "If I didn't already believe in God or a Creator, I sure would now." It was really hard to look out the window of the car as we past so many living proofs of how amazing God is, and not just praise over and over again ... Read More

"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind" ~Albert Einstein It was 1916 and Albert Einstein didn't like where his calculations were leading him. If his theory of General Relativity was true, it meant that the universe was not eternal but had a beginning. Einstein's calculations indeed were revealing a definite beginning to all time, all matter, and all space. This flew in the face of his belief that the universe was static and eternal. Einstein later called his discovery ... Read More

This is a sweet story that came to my inbox today.... A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: 'I don't believe that God exists.' 'Why do you say that?' asked the customer. 'Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize ... Read More

Currently Reading: Blink "You are a very cynical man; has anyone ever told you that? I've spent half a day with you, and honestly I don't know what you believe in." "I believe in lots of things. God for instance." "God? But you despise religion?" "I believe in God because only an idiot could look at the intricate balance of nature and believe it was not designed.  Believe it or not, some people still believe a watch can form itself out of sand given ... Read More

This was just one of the forwards that came into my inbox today. While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked up a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took the child's hand and hit it many times; not realizing he was using a wrench. At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures. When the child saw his ... Read More

After spending the weekend at the beach, looking at the heavens in the vast sky, and looking to the infinite sands of the beach, and knowing out to sea there was a tremendous force of nature (Hurricane Bill) not too far away, reminded me of God and infinity... The Bible tells us to "look to the heavens" if we want to get an idea of what God is like...David wrote in Psalm 19, "The heavens alone declare the glory of God; ... Read More

Along with my reading, I Don't Have Enough Faith to be An Athiest, Neil points his readers to this site which I found to be excellent,  GotQuestions.org? It's a site that has 184,094 Bible Questions Answered! I went to the question: "Is there an argument for the existence of God?" I had to look at former atheist Lee Strobel's quote: “Essentially, I realized that to stay an atheist, I would have to believe that nothing produces everything; non-life produces life; randomness produces fine-tuning; chaos produces information; unconsciousness produces ... Read More

"Only a rookie who knows nothing about science would say science takes away from faith. If you Really study science, it will bring you closer to God." ~James Tour, Nanoscientist Still reading "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Athiest".... The astronomical evidence for God must be strong when atheistic physicists admit that "the universe exploded out of nothingness," and the agnostic astronomers claim that "supernatural forces" were so at work in the beginning that scientists are led back to "a ... Read More

A little lesson from my daughter's Government Book: "And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man." Acts 12:22 and Herod believed their words. The belief that t hose who rule are self-styled gods, independent of God's sovereignty over them, is a grand delusion for which Herod fell. God did not take long to remind King Herod that all rulers are subject to His sovereignty and law. "And immediately the angel of the ... Read More

Sometimes moments of sadness bring out the deepest and most passionate of our creative inner thoughts. Laura hasn't had an easy winter. Illness being one factor and the early death of two young people in her circle of friends. One, was a suicide. She had an English assignment, and insisted she wouldn't ever be able to write a poem. I had resigned myself to a fight to the finish. Then, one morning, (apparently she had been up til 4 am), I woke up ... Read More

This appeared today on the news and my daughter's reaction was very interesting. She said, "I guess they DO give Santa god-like qualities, I mean, think of the words, 'he sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake.' " That was very insightful I thought. FoxNews Reported: Ads proclaiming, "Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake," will appear on Washington, D.C., buses starting next week and running through December. The American Humanist Association unveiled the provocative $40,000 ... Read More

This came to my inbox this morning from someone who reads Mountain Wings. I really liked it, although the end part I might disagree with as I believe our God is omnipresent, however it is a very cute little story. "I am a senior citizen and I take my position as an elder in my  community seriously. I believe that everything I think, say, or  do, could be felt, heard, or seen by somebody. I believe that  my thoughts, words, and action s have ... Read More

This was sent to my email today...     Once upon a time there was this girl who had four boyfriends. She loved the 4th boyfriend the most and adored him with rich robes and treated him to the finest of delicacies. She gave him nothing but the best. She also loved the 3rd boyfriend very much and was always showing him off to neighboring kingdoms. However, she feared that one day he would leave her for another. She also loved her 2nd boyfriend. He was her confidant ... Read More

There is a certain person, who shall remain nameless, :) who thinks I should dedicate some blog entries to a 'controversial' topic. When I think of something controversial, or topics people seem to avoid so as to not rock the boat, Religion and Politics come to mind. I enjoy discussing both, usually in a one on one format. This blog would be a first. Well today at church the pastor had a few things to say about religion...something I have always felt, ... Read More