One of the most interesting points from the movie Life of Pi (which our Lent 2018 devotional series is using to ask Why?) is the way it can remind those of us in the Christian West or in Judeo-Christian America–at least what remains–that we’re a privileged sort. Most of us don’t have a whole football […]
The young boy Pi (whose questions we’re investigating during Lent 2018) is talking with the Catholic priest who seems genuine and kind and soft-spoken and has one answer to every question: All you need to know is that He loves you.” How often do we underestimate God? (All the time!) We wonder, “Why Couldn’t a […]
It’s hard to contemplate the full extent of perfect love. What it’s like to truly love unconditionally. With mankind this is impossible as our nature is a broken one, even in loving others. But it’s something that comes naturally to God, after all, He is love. (1 John 4:16) Most of us, if we’re […]
Isaiah 35:1 The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, 2 it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of […]
While God doesn’t tell us what He was doing prior to creating the heavens and the earth and all the living creatures, God tells us how He feels about what He created: Genesis 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. God looks for the good and loves what He […]
In the movie, Life of Pi, which we are using as our launch pad for Pi and Chi, asking and answering 40 questions, the young Pi quizzes the priest at the International Catholic Church in Munnar asking, If God is so perfect and we’re not, why would He want to create all this? Why does […]
As we continue our Lent 2018 devotional series Pi and Chi looking at questions “Why?” and how they are all answered in Jesus Christ the Son of God, we’ll explore a subject Jesus spoke about a lot: Hell. If Jesus could talk about Hell often, I ask your indulgence for one more day because eternal […]
If there was ever a Christian turn-off, this one would be it: Why Does God Send People to Hell? It even makes Christians uncomfortable, this whole idea of hell. It doesn’t jibe with the God of love (John 3:16) whom the end zone at football games and the Catholic priest in our devotional series launched […]
Parents see it all the time with kids: an argument ensues and each child passes the blame to the other until it ends up with the pronouncement: “He started it.” That’s the child’s version of Game Over. It’s supposed to end all argument and settle the score. The first to do wrong is at fault […]
Some may think, “You know, God could have prevented all that. Why didn’t God stop Adam and Eve before they ate?” Why didn’t He tape their mouths shut, tie their hands or even put a big fence around that tree if He didn’t want them to eat “the forbidden fruit”? Probably the shortest answer is […]
