I think sometimes we wonder why God does not reveal Himself to us in a more visible fashion. Why has He limited His communication to the written word? Why would He not just speak and let His presence be known? Why can’t we have that kind of demonstration from God? First, we should remember that God did speak audibly to certain individuals like Abraham, Moses, Job and the apostle Paul. The clearest expression we have, of course, is the revelation... Read more
This is a follow-up to last week’s blog Why Nations Die. Arnold Toynbee concluded in his magisterial study on the rise and fall of world civilizations that people have stopped believing in morality. The natural question I would then ask is how do civilizations establish and maintain moral order? And can a nation be moral without God? It is hard to believe, but Richard Dawkins once acknowledged, “It is pretty hard to get objective morality without religion.” Since he did... Read more
If there ever was a serious threat to American freedom it would spring up amongst us…If destruction be our lot, we would ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of free people, we will live through all of time or die by suicide. —Abraham Lincoln This quote was included in my “Nuggets of Wisdom” blog posted several weeks ago. These are sobering words for people living in a nation where there is so much division, violence and instability.... Read more
A few years ago, CNN published an article entitled, Why I Raise My Children without God. It went viral instantly. The author, a young mother named Deborah Mitchell, listed several reasons why she shielded her children from learning about God – most of them were variations on the problem of evil. Mitchell argued that a loving God would not allow “murders, child abuse, wars, brutal beatings, torture, and millions of other heinous acts to be committed throughout the history of... Read more
Philip Yancey shared some interesting words about the nature of Christianity and the difference it makes when it is integrated in a person’s life. He speaks of certain benefits that are a by-product of the Christian life. He says, “I am a Christian not because Jesus’ way benefits society but because I believe it is true. If true, it should create the conditions in which human life works best.” Is Christian morality restrictive or is it more like a handbook... Read more
One of the most interesting books of the Bible is unquestionably the book of Ecclesiastes. It is part of the wisdom literature and is very philosophical. Though many scholars believe it was written by Solomon, no one knows for sure. In the book of Ecclesiastes there is a verse that I find to be quite significant. In the third chapter, the eleventh verse we are told, “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in... Read more
One of the greatest conundrums that religious skeptics have to deal with is how to rationally explain the existence of evil in a godless universe. The celebrated atheist Richard Dawkins acknowledges it is hard to explain. He says it is difficult to admit that there is no good or evil, that our world is simply “callous.” What he is acknowledging is that apart from a transcendent lawgiver, there is no real basis for moral law other than the law of... Read more
The Center recently received a letter from David Freeman, a Boston-based financial services professional. In the letter he said “I found Reflections on the Existence of God to be the most complete, convincing, and well-constructed work of Christian Apologetics I have ever read . . . and I have read many. Your book has the power to change lives and I am sure it will change hundreds, maybe thousands in the years ahead.” If you have not read Reflections on... Read more
In my latest book, Reflections on the Existence of God, I have attempted to demonstrate how atheism is one massive contradiction, and how theism is logical and fits the real world we live in. The evidence is compelling. However, if the evidence points to the existence of a transcendent infinite spiritual force in the universe, this force will remain unknown to us unless it appears and reveals its identity. The human search for God will always be an effort in futility, unless... Read more
One of my favorite authors is philosopher Dallas Willard. He once said that, “meaning is one of the greatest needs of human life, one of the deepest hungers, and perhaps in the final analysis, the most basic need in the realm of human experience.” Human beings are driven by a deep sense of meaning and belonging. The early Greek philosophers taught that all human beings are telic creatures. “Telic” comes from the Greek word “telos” or “telikos,” which means “purpose.”... Read more
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