Mixed Messages, Part 1

Mixed Messages, Part 1

If we used [nature] as our only clue [to God’s character], then I think we should have to conclude that He was a great artist (for the universe is a very beautiful place), but also that He is quite merciless and no friend to man (for the universe is a very dangerous...
The Image of God, Part 2

The Image of God, Part 2

“Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind.” –John Donne, Meditation XVII   A TRANSLATION TRIANGLE In a small Peruvian city nestled in the Andes, a crowd of Quechua people, proud descendants of the Inca, wait patiently to have their...
A Masterful, Meticulous God, Part 2

A Masterful, Meticulous God, Part 2

“I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.”    -Walt Whitman “You are closer to me than I am to myself.”    – Augustine BACK FROM THE EDGE Roscoe Worth has been swigging gallons of water every day, driven by his underlying mental...
A Masterful, Meticulous God, Part 1

A Masterful, Meticulous God, Part 1

“I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” -Psalm 139:14 A VERY LONG TWO MINUTES Roscoe Worth, a twenty-five year-old man who lives with his parents, had been unusually sleepy for a day or two.  This afternoon his mother found him standing in the living room, staring into...
KNOWLEDGE IN THE NIGHT

KNOWLEDGE IN THE NIGHT

KNOWLEDGE IN THE NIGHT   “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.  Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.”  (Psalm 19:1,2)   If we lived in a world without night, we would never realize...