I strongly dislike change. I am most happy when things stay the same, and I can stay in my comfort zone. When things change in my life, I find myself asking a lot of questions. “Why?” “Why does this have to be happening?” “How is this fair?” Ultimately, “Why does something have to change every…
This week I made the yearly trip to the optometrist to get my eye health checked out. Unfortunately, I needed to increase the power of my contacts due to weakening eyes. While physically our eyes may weaken our spiritual eyes are equally as important to monitor. When most people talk about vision it can mean…
Let’s face it, we have been going through life and it all seems to be going pretty well. Then something happens; whether a friend tells you something, a burden rises back up in your life, or you have to tell a close friend something important. These kinds of events change who we are, how we…
HOW SHOULD I LIVE? Does it matter how I live? This is the philosophical question of ethics, which is said to be “the search for the meaning and standards of good in general, and or well-being, right conduct, moral character, and justice in particular.”1 What Paul Says In Colossians, Paul lays out nine principles…
WHAT AM I? Am I purely biological? Am I body and mind? Am I a soul captured by some dust? Am I the same person as I was ten years ago, even though my physical appearance, my character, and my preferences are different now? Will I cease to exist at death? What is a human?…
UNDERSTANDING THE CHRIST-CENTERED METAPHYSICS OF COLOSSIANS What is real? Nothing? Perceptions? Material things? The eternal? The question of ultimate reality is generally referred to as the question of metaphysics. This is often discussed as the problem of the one and the many. While discussions in metaphysics often debate whether reality is about the one or…
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published a couple of years ago in our FRC denominational magazine, “The Messenger.” It was directed at parents, but is very applicable to young people (and it might be good for all of you to read it from their perspective :)). It was written by two members (and mothers)…
My daughter in love Life covered in roses Sweet fluttering heart fooled By this one who proposes No Genuine spirit To be found in the lad A flourish of kindness For a lifetime of bad I witness the wilds Of an eloquent user Today opening doors Tomorrow abuser She sees delight Where…
UNDERSTANDING THE CHRIST-CENTERED EPISTEMOLOGY OF COLOSSIANS “How do I know?” is usually called the epistemological question. Epistemology is the study of, “the nature and scope of knowledge, its presuppositions and basis, and the general reliability of claims to knowledge.”1 What Paul says Paul’s basic response to, “How do I know?” is that when we…
HOW DOES PAUL’S ARGUMENT IN COLOSSIANS RELATE TO PHILOSOPHY? Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. (Col. 2:8) Every time one verse or passage becomes the center of a large discussion, it is imperative to ask…