The Wonders of Eternity

I have pondered on a regular basis for many years what it means to be called a father. My small children now grown up have called me dad since they could talk. Fatherhood should be regarded as a privilege and when honored brings order and peace to the world. As we consider the generations each of us is an essential link in a chain of creation implemented by God in the Garden of Eden. It is about understanding who we are as individuals and human beings. How important is this opportunity to share in creation? How does one describe the feeling of seeing their own newborn child and thinking about the potential of their life?  What is the power or influence of a father or the lack thereof?  When viewed with an eternal perspective, understanding begins to unfold and we see why and how God is our Eternal Father. Our first born was a boy followed by more boys and girls and now grandchildren.  The wonder of this experience is shared with my companion.  Her divine n...

The apostle Paul exclaimed "For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named." Ephesians 3:14,15. Th e family is a divine institution. There is a family in Heaven and on earth. God ordained it to be so and allows each of us to participate if we so choose. By observation, it is his preferred pattern of human creation. It is more important than any other organization on the earth and the most important in heaven. He ordained Marriage and the family. Marriage either existed and came from heaven or else it would be a first-time experiment. There is no love formed if there is no creation. He joined man and woman for that purpose. How we use those powers to create is up to us. The consequences of how we use them is not. Through respectful courtship and a commitment to marriage, we establish stable relationships with a greater opportunity to bring children into the world. God allows us to part...

Who among the inhabitants of earth seeks eternal life?  People spend billions on processes and pills to prolong their mortal life. To what end we might ask?  How can the life and death of a single person in the history of the world proclaim to offer desire a desire common to the human race? Are there sufficient reasons to believe that he lived and died as the scriptures record? Even time and history are measure by reference to his birth and death and yet his name is often used with consummate disrespect among those who give him little or no heed. Questions We May Wonder About If God the Father is all-powerful why couldn't he through his omnipotence waive or forgive the effects of sin.  Why the need for an offering, sacrifice or atonement? Why couldn't he conquer death and sin by merely speaking? Traditional Christian theologians and religious philosophers through the ages have claimed that God created everything by speaking. Why not solve the issues of sin and death b...