In conversations with people of varying religious backgrounds I often hear the phrase, “Well, that doesn’t really matter.” Very often the statement will be along the lines of, “Well, it doesn’t matter what you believe as long as you are sincere.” “It doesn’t matter how you worship, just so long as you worship.” “It doesn’t … [Read more…]
Is Faith Blind? The farmer plants his seed in the ground. He believes/has faith that with the proper soil conditions, nutrients, temperature, and moisture, his seed will sprout, grow into a productive plant, and produce a crop. Why? Because he has seen it happen over and over again. When a person is accused of a … [Read more…]
My mother recently told me about receiving a telephone call. According to the caller she had won the Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes, in spite of the fact that she never entered. Since the caller was offering something from a drawing she had never entered she became suspicious. After determining that she would have to send … [Read more…]
“What I don’t know won’t hurt me.” “What [someone else] doesn’t know won’t hurt me.” “Ignorance is bliss.” Such statements are often made/heard, particularly in the context of someone trying to get away with something. While it is true that not knowing some things is a good thing, ignorance can be very damaging, even deadly, … [Read more…]