Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Beginnings and Endings

I just finished reading a book that very clearly says that there is no beginning and no end. To anything. Just progress. Neverending.

If there is no beginining and no end, then there is no reason to believe the first three words of the bible.... "In the beginning..."

If there is no reason to believe the first three words of the bible, then there is no reason to believe any of the words that follow.

Or so the book would have us believe.

When I turned on the computer to write this blog, I began something. When I started typing, I began something. When I stop typing and upload, I will have finished something. When I turn off this computer, I am done.

I experienced a beginning and an end. In my finite understanding of time, I know that things start and things stop; things have a beginning and an end.

What does that mean for the book I just read?

It means that although the author would have us believe otherwise, the book begins at the front cover and ends at the back cover. There is a beginning and and end to the book. That is reality.

If every act has a beginning and an end, why would I believe any differently about creation?

The next time you pick up a paintbrush, a pencil or a typewriter (or anything else for that matter) to be creative, think about it.... did you experience a beginning and an end?

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

New Things...

Today is a new day.
A good day for new things.
Isn't this true everyday?

Today, God created a very new day for each one of us.
Tomorrow He will do the very same thing.

As I sit at this very man-made computer, I am looking outside at the world that God has made, and I am moved. This is the very reason that I write this blog.

The world God created is good.
He said so.
God gives us good gifts.
He says that too.
He gave us the gift of His Creation.
He gave us the gift a creative spirit.
Let us all use His good and gracious gift of creativity in order to worship Him.
And to celebrate all that He has made new.
Today. Tomorrow. Always.
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