This creator god was called Allah, which is not a proper name but a contraction of the word al-ilah, meaning simply the god.
These days we have Smartphones, Smartcars, Smartboards, Smarteverything, but consider this: if technology is getting smarter, does that mean humans are getting dumber?
It is man and not the Bible that needs correcting. Greater and more careful scholarship has shown that apparent contradictions were caused by incorrect translations, rather than divine inconsistencies...
In time, all great masterpieces turn into shameless creatures who laugh at their creators.
Nothing is going to work out unless you step up and make it happen.
More than any other attribute of Jesus, his humility is the key to a healthy marriage. If two people make it their goal to imitate the humility of Christ, everything else will take care of itself.
Deeply happy people are even thankful for the trials and tragedies they pass through.
Every challenge, every adversity, contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth.
Don't make prayer a consistent battle, but rather constantly pray against life's battles.
We have two natures within us, both struggling for mastery. Which one will dominate us? It depends on which one we feed.
Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the fu...