Category: A Different Perspective

Are You In It For Eternal Life?

This episode is part of my podcast series DEAR ATHEIST… If you prefer, LISTEN NOW. ***** Apparently, Christians only worship God because there is something in it for us…particularly the eternal life that Jesus died so we could have. I thought I would ask you why you decided to believe and […]

I’m Not Over It…

I’m not over it… It’s amazing how something traumatic happens in your life, and you’re just supposed to get over it. Everyone hastens you to keep it moving. Get up, wash up, and keep it moving. I’ve been listening to motivational messages on YouTube lately, and mehn, I’ve […]

Does God Really Answer Prayers?

I think this is a question many of us are asking at this moment in time, especially with the pandemic that has swept the world. By us, I mean humanity, Believers and unbelievers, because even Believers wonder why it seems their prayers are going unanswered. Really, does this […]

The More I Think About Hell…

Lately, the more I think about hell, the more I question the idea of God. It’s a strange thing for a Christian to say, especially one who once held strongly and taught much about hell previously. But the truth is, I haven’t felt much like a Christian, in […]

All Suffering Is Borne From Craving

According to Buddhism, there are for four noble truths, one of which is that suffering is borne from craving, and I can’t but agree with it. Suffering is said to be caused by our “…attachment to the desire to have (craving) and the desire not to have (aversion)” […]

I Know The Plans I Have For You…

I’ve been reading the book of Jeremiah, and it’s filled with God’s proclamation of judgement, not only on the Israelites, but on other nations like Moab, Babylon, and Egypt. As I’ve been reading it, I’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of times God said He planned evil for […]

Is There A Right Way To Pray?

The Muslims pray to Allah, five times daily, with their faces turned towards Mecca.  They recite traditional prayers that have been the same for centuries.  I am not so familiar with their Faith to talk about their other methods of worship, which I would imagine and hope includes […]

The Celebrity Syndrome

Have you ever wondered why someone who has it all; fame and fortune and even a family that loves them, would take their own lives?  Have you ever wondered how you can have so many friends and fans and yet feel so alone, that you have no one […]