Tag Archives: significance
I find it interesting that while our postmodern culture encourages us to create our own purpose, we continue to be obsessed with what others think about it. We are intrigued by television shows that judge the talents of those who believe they were born to be the next American Idol but then cringe as their dreams are aborted by judges who consider them defective. We encourage others to create their own…..
While we all receive earthly names from our parents, we need to remember that we will also receive a name from God. The name He has chosen for us is special because it will be a simple distillation of who He created us to be. Abraham and Jacob had their earthly names changed when God’s purpose for their lives was revealed…..
YouTube has assisted us in our search for significance by giving us the opportunity to take a sip of fame, but has also made us aware that this thirst is digitally unquenchable. We make infectious home videos in the hope that they will go viral. We become so obsessed with our digital dear diary that we measure success…..
I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I … am … a … man.
(Joseph Merrick)
The 1980 film The Elephant Man chronicled the life of Joseph Merrick, a young Englishman who suffered from the severely disfiguring disease neurofibromatosis. He lived his short adult life as the main attraction in a Victorian freak show that traveled throughout Europe. At one point in the film, he tried to escape the show but was found…..
Critics of Christianity have a very difficult time denying the beauty, order, and complexity found in the world around them so they are forced to try another tactic – crush us under the sheer weight of God’s creative output. They point out that the universe is so immense that humans just have to be insignificant. If you can’t deny…..
