The real war in this world is not what you might think. The wars that make the news, and the suffering and injustice you see around you, are merely consequences of a very real, lethal, and invisible war that every one of us is deeply involved in. The first step toward long term victory is to realize that you are in in it … totally … whether you want to or not.
Despite former astronaut Julie Payette’s incredulity over people who still question whether the origin of life was by divine intervention or by some random natural process, there are other astronauts who believe there is a Creator, including the shuttle pilot for one of the missions she participated in.
Although crude and denigratory behaviour is entirely unacceptable, there is a type of intellectual challenge, increasingly labelled as ‘offensive’ and ‘hateful’, that can be of great value.
Moral laws do not actually describe how to live an authentic and fulfilling Christian life, but they do tell us when we are going in the wrong direction.
