Follow-up to “Things That Can’t Be Explained”
I was thinking about what Alan Lightman had said about the Osprey flying over his head as he watched from the deck of his house as I went for a run past portions of False Creek. It occurred to me that I too had had an unusual, hard-to-explain encounter with animals a while ago. The…
Continue readingThings That Can’t Be Explained
It is refreshing to hear an atheist and physicist admit that there are some things that he can’t explain. Alan Lightman, in an essay entitled “Does God Exist?”, has this to say. I believe there are things we take on faith, without physical proof and even sometimes without any methodology for proof. We cannot clearly…
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It is important to tell good news stories of people finding care and community in the church. The following story is an example of how this can and has happened in the life of one church. The names have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals. The Siparia family had been part of a…
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And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. – Romans 8:28. I used to understand this passage something like this: “God looks after His people and nothing will go wrong for us.” Now that is a…
Continue readingFishermen
I want to get to know maritime people. I grew up with farmers and, even though I now live in a large city, I have a great deal of respect for farmers. Similarly, I think I would like to get to know fishermen, tugboat operators, and sailors. The few I have met show that same…
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