I didn’t grow up in church. At about 10 years of age though, I was working on a school project at a friend’s house and noticed a poster on his wall. He seemed surprised that I’d never heard of the Ten Commandments and he politely explained their meaning. That raised a lot of questions in my mind.
However, it wouldn’t be until my 20s that I began attending church and really wrestling with life’s biggest questions. I had already lost touch with my friend by that time and later discovered that he died of cancer in his early 30s. Yet childhood friendships are not without significance.
Over the decades, I’ve developed some thoughts on our existence and the plight of humanity. Below are a few of those thoughts, along with some ideas from leading thinkers of the past and present. I invite your critiques and look forward to a meaningful conversation.
One more thing before you go: Some may say that religious faith is wishful thinking—a human invention for hope of life after death. I’m no expert in theology or world religions, but I find it fascinating that in the ancient Scriptures which Christians call the Old Testament, there’s little (if any) mention of heaven as a place where people go when they die. If those documents were invented as a way to wish for afterlife, it seems strange that they say next to nothing about it. Perhaps they were written for a different purpose. A greater one.
Some relatively recent writing, this was not intended to be a finished work and clearly lacks the eloquence of an apologist like C.S. Lewis. It’s merely my contemplation on the meaning of life and a little food for thought.
Your Worldview, my first and longest Apologetics treatise, was written circa 2013 as I best recall. It’s been revised over the years and the version here is actually a shortened one. (Hopefully my writing is more concise nowadays.) Either way, it is what it is and I welcome your feedback.
I’ve drafted other essays too and a couple may show up here soon. In the meantime, below are some thoughts from the late apologist Ravi Zacharias as well as author/activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali and others. All descriptions are my own and I take full responsibility for any inaccuracies they might contain (just the descriptions, not the videos).
My point is simply this . . . to anyone who claims that Christianity is not for those who think . . . think carefully.😊
Something to really think carefully about:
When it comes to religious affiliation, do you select the “none” box? If so, you’re not alone. Who needs religion when we have science and technology, right? But what exactly does it mean to be an atheist? Whether you believe in God or not, are you up for a challenge?