Theology
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Illness is a part of the fallen condition mankind finds itself in. As part of the curse of Genesis 3 on Adam and Eve, physical death came to humankind and, I assume, sickness and pain. The ideal of fleshly immortality that God created in Eden disappeared and people have been coughing, wheezing, sneezing and itching…
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Lately I’ve been really longing for things in this world to be right. Have you ever felt the same? I believe that every human is in search of what is ideal. Nobody likes to be taken advantage of, to be wounded, to suffer personal loss. We all long internally for things to be right, and…
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This is a re-post of an article I wrote years ago on Mardi Gras and Lent. H0w familiar are you with the histories of these “holidays?” Today being Mardi Gras, why not refresh your memory of the who, what, when, where and why?
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Some trees are easy to identify by their fruit. Take orange trees, for example. An orange is… an orange. There just isn’t any fruit quite like it. Grapefruits are big, tangerines are small. But when those green orbs turn bright orange, there is no doubt about the fruit. Other trees are challenging.
J.C. Newton 