by Ian Denness | Mar 7, 2022 | Agnosticism, Bible, Choice, Hell, Karma, Life after Death, Secular
Mention of Hell…? That word can confront! We know that some think they are already living in it. Strangely enough, such people seem to live in the comfortable West, from my observation. What if Hell would be just in this life? What we do has consequences, so...
by Ian Denness | Jan 18, 2022 | Agnosticism, Bible, Dying, Jesus, Meaning in life, Secular
“Idols” in the survey was taken to only mean “celebrity idols” That was a surprise to me! What about “idols” that we make in our lives as being of the greatest importance to us personally, and as a society? Things like money and...
by Ian Denness | Dec 21, 2021 | Bible, Christianity, Faith, Forgiveness, Jesus, Secular
Right up front I will say that for me Christmas starts and finishes with Jesus. He was the reason 2,000 years ago for it to start in the first place, wasn’t he? That’s why it is called Christ-mas. The last 3 letters meaning to celebrate. How long will it...
by Ian Denness | Dec 14, 2021 | Bible, Christianity, God, Hope, Jesus, Life after Death, Secular
“It just feels nice” That’s what someone wrote for this topic in the market. Another person put up, “The joy of giving people something they need.” Consumerism That summarized a comment – “A holiday started by corporations to...
by Ian Denness | Dec 5, 2021 | Bible, Hope in life, Judgement, Life after Death, Secular, Suicide
We have all seen the results of suicide in those left behind When someone loses hope, the consequences for them and their friends and family can be disastrous. How could they have found hope? Who could have reached out to them? Why didn’t I do enough? In...
by Ian Denness | Dec 5, 2021 | Bible, God, Judgement, Life after Death, Secular
It is so common… How many times a day would you hear it? Why do people in the West only use God, Jesus, Christ, Hell, Blood (derivative words) for surprise, emphasis or swearing? We never hear “O Mohammad” or “O Buddha”. As well, in countries...