Pastor Einstein

This is a quote shared today by the CEO of the hospital where I work:
"Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for insects as well as for the stars. Human beings, vegetables or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper." -- Albert Einstein
I've heard it said by non-believers that the belief in God is for small minded, ignorant sorts that feel a need to believe in something because of their inherent weakness. That's odd. I had never heard these terms used to describe Einstein before.
This quote and others can be found at QuoteWorld.org.

Cosmic Chicken

It seems the Cosmic Egg that was the birth of our universe logically requires a Cosmic Chicken...

I love that quote. I don't care who you are, that's funny!!! Take a look at the article that contains it.

How Great Thou Art

Tomorrow, we will be singing "How Great Thou Art" in church, and I was reviewing the lyrics to the song when I was struck by what a perfectly balanced song it is in terms of presenting a picture of who God is.

• Verse 1:

O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder

Consider all the works Thy hands have made.

I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,

Thy power through-out the universe displayed.

Refrain:

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee;

How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee:

How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

• Verse 2:

When through the woods and forest glades I wander

And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;

When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur

And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze:

(Repeat Refrain.)

• Verse 3:

And when I think that God, His Son not sparing,

Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;

That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,

He bled and died to take away my sin:

(Repeat Refrain.)

• Verse 4:

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation

And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!

Then I shall bow in humble adoration,

And there proclaim, my God. how great Thou art!

(Repeat Refrain.)

It starts off with a description of God as a mighty Creator and powerful being, moves on to discussing the beauty and grandeur of his creations, then discusses His amazing grace and love for us as demonstrated through the Gift of His Son, and finally, describes His Awesome Power over sin. He is worthy of us bowing down and humbly adoring Him. My God. How great Thou art!

My appreciation for these lyrics lead me to research the origin of the hymn. I came across the following site....
How Great Thou Art
The history of the song is worth reading. The site that contains this history is called
AllAboutGod.com. It has some well developed resources and materials for Christians, and looks like a great place to nudge anyone towards that may be curious about what this "Jesus stuff" is all about.

Probability of Earth Not Created By Supreme Being

If you have ever wondered what the chances were of Earth just randomly being formed by some fluke of a celestial event such as the Big Bang take a look at this site.........
Theory of Relativity Video
I was a biology major in college, and I remember learning some of the things discussed here, but I've never seen it put together so logically. The world would have us believe that by believing in a Creator, we are being illogical, silly, foolish, simple minded and unscientific. If you take a look at what scientists say in regards to just how amazing our planet and existence is in the grand scheme of things, you would have to surmise that anyone that did not believe in a Supreme Creator must be illogical, silly, foolish, simple minded and unscientific. As our pastor has said, "If you don't believe that God created the earth, let me shake your hand because you obviously have a great deal more faith than I do." Faith, that is, in a theory that has about a one in 1,000,000,000,000,000 opportunity to be accurate at the very best.
After you watch the video, check out the site. It has much to explore. Feel free to invite to the site your scientific minded friends or family members who think that you are illogical, silly, foolish, simple minded and unscientific.