The two most important days of your life are when you're born, and when you find out why.
04016 – Two Important Days
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03190 – Asking God “Why?”
Rather than ask why God wanted Jesus to die the way he did, we should ask why God wanted Jesus to live the way he did and why this way of life led us to want to kill him.
01812 – Survival: a Gift & a Charge
The friend standing next to me at the firing predictor was torn to pieces by the bomb that left me unscathed. That night I cried out to God for the first time: "My God, where are you?" And the question "Why am I not dead too?" has haunted me ever since. Why are you...
01732 – Why Does God Allow Suffering?
People sometimes wonder why God would allow so much suffering in our world. Maybe instead we should be wondering why we do.
01705 – Metaphor of an Old Church
Think of me as an old church: The floors are gone, the walls are moldy and bend with the winds and the rains, the roof allows too much light and too much migratory membership, but every once in a while, there is beautiful music, an inspiring snatch of words, and a...
01315 – Why You’re Here
You know how every once in a while you do something and the little voice inside says, "There. That's it. That's why you're here." ...and you get a warm glow in your heart because you know it's true. Do more of that.
01301 – Going Upstream
There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they're falling in.
00232 – Justice Not the Same as Charity
Justice differs from private charity: Charity is about giving a hungry person some bread, while justice is about trying to change the system so that nobody has excess bread while some have none; charity is about treating your neighbors with respect, while justice is...