I’ve heard of polls claiming that people of faith are generally happier than atheists, which of course as a Christian I find easy to believe. Scientific American reported that believers are happier (depending on culture) and a separate CNN report compared Twitter comments between atheist and believers and found more positive or happier comments among […]
Archives for July 2013
A Brief Note on Buddhism
Buddhism has come up in my life from two different directions recently, so I thought I’d take a few minutes to give my impressions on how Buddhism and Christianity are different—specifically because one source I faced wanted to blend the two worldviews as if they’re simpatico. While Buddhism, like Christianity, stresses a virtuous life, Buddhism […]
Faith-Filled Summer #4: On Suffering
Why would a good God allow so much suffering in the world? This question may be used to reject God more than any other. Sooner or later everyone suffers. Granted, there are some whose sufferings seem minor in comparison to others, although if we stood in the shoes of someone not toughened by much suffering […]
Faith-Filled Summer #3: Science and our Creator
This is the third part of my current series exploring the reasons for my faith, written with the hope of putting into words this highly personal but important slice of life. This week I’ll be talking about our miraculous world. I’ve shied away from the subject of science in the past, mainly because I’ve experience […]
Faith-Filled Summer #2: The Bible
This summer I’m talking about what and why I believe, and this week I’ll touch on the topic of the Bible as the Word of God. Some of these aspects I’ll explore later in greater detail. Basically there are five things that immediately come to mind when I think of the Bible’s extraordinary reliability: […]
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