God Blogs

There is a lot of fear out there us these days, as we face a multitude of problems, from the pandemic to economic survival. It is difficult not to focus on the “what-if” or “could-be” variety of negative “possibility thinking” which our flesh is heir to. Anxiety has been defined as “living in the gap […]

Does God speak to us in dreams? According to the Scriptures of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, yes, absolutely. God or God’s representative may speak to us in sleeping dreams, and also in visions, which can happen both awake and asleep. I have known persons who reported such dreams to me. And I have been blessed […]

Pain is an essential mystery. That means, we cannot get to the bottom of the why, but only of the who, the what, the where and the when of pain. Add to that the how of pain, the dynamics of suffering. It appears that pain and suffering are built into creation. And at the same […]

The soul of religion is compassion. God is often said to be compassionate and merciful, gracious and abounding in steadfast love. Without compassion, love does not mean very much in practice. All the great world religions espouse compassion for others as essential for the practice of their respective faiths. In Hebrew, “compassion” comes from the […]

One of the most important concepts of the Christian understanding of God is grace. God is said to be gracious, full of grace. Also, fortunately for us, God is also said to be full of mercy. Perhaps the best brief definition of both mercy and grace is this: “Mercy is when you don’t get what […]

I recently got an email from a distraught friend, regarding a common issue for many people, including me. This person wrote: “I am a Christian; I really do believe in God. My problem is that I still have a lot of fear in my life. I fear for my own and my loved ones’ safety […]