by Ian Denness | Oct 18, 2022 | Bible, Jesus, Justice, Secular
Possible causes of suffering… 1. We don’t know everything.2. A higher purpose – a wake-up call from God, to get our attention. God’s megaphone to a deaf world, being allowed by God to bring us to our own end and to repent for our higher eternal...
by Ian Denness | Oct 2, 2022 | Forgiveness, Hope, Identity, Life, Meaning in life, Secular
God has given us so much! Many couldn’t think of anything… A few said, “Not much!” What about sunsets, sunrises, flowers, life itself, love and friendships, as well as hope! Certainly our own human weaknesses can destroy much happiness. There...
by Ian Denness | Sep 24, 2022 | Bible, Forgiveness, Hope in life, Secular
“Sorry” is not so easy to say… Probably because it hurts our pride! Some said that saying “sorry” would go against their personal self-image, and that would hurt their self-confidence and self-respect. So, they wouldn’t say it. Most...
by Ian Denness | Sep 17, 2022 | Bible, Choice, Reasoning, Secular
The “depends” won the day! It depends on whether the issue in question is trivial or big, some people thought. I don’t want to have full knowledge about all the dark doings on the streets of the centre of our city at night, like the police would...
by Ian Denness | Sep 10, 2022 | Agnosticism, Bible, Christianity, Forgiveness, God, Secular
“Yes” and “No”! How does that work? Surely one or the other, or the most popular choice, “No God”! Well, it depends on whether we try to get forgiveness for our wrongs from the ‘system’ God himself has put in place, or...
by Ian Denness | Aug 21, 2022 | Bible, Forgiveness, Karma, Morality, Secular, Selfism
“Yes” was the answer! That is, we will be kind and compassionate to each other. Great! We are all made in the image of God, so all of us have the capacity to be kind and compassionate. No one group has the sole copyright or monopoly on this ability....
