A Theology of Gratitude: How to find Health & Happiness?

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G.K.Chesterton saying "I felt grateful, though I hardly knew to whom," that is a reference to his original state of atheism. He said he became Christian, not by reading the bible, but by reading atheists because in their writings he recognized God's silhouette. It reminds of the writer Julian Barnes who says, “I don’t believe in God, but I miss him.” Barnes speaks to the universal longing for a source goodness, love and beauty outside of self. Chesterton’s journey to Christianity started with his desire to find a mooring for his wandering gratitude.

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James Bond - The Proper Function of Man

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The Moore Bond existed to entertain, the Craig Bond lived to point us to the deeper way of love, the Christlike way of self-giving love which is the proper function of a man who lives a life worth living.

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Why is big bend Important for my Spirituality?

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Augustine says in his confessions, "vast are you O Lord, we are restless until we find our rest in thee." Big Bend this vast meeting space in which I am no longer restless. I am home. I am rested because I am purged of the frenzy of the city. My perception is attuned to enjoying God's cosmos, permeating the glory of His presence. Only then do I truly live!

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Making the World a Better Place - Motivation vs Model

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Michale Malice is not wrong to say people should have the motivation to make the world a better place. But the problem is without a comprehensive model for how to make the world a better place, misplaced motivation can easily destroy the world in the name of making the world a better place as we see with Stalin and Walter Duranty. Christian theology points to Jesus being the best model to making the world a better place through self-giving love, in as much as Christians follow the way of Jesus, we will truly be making the world a better place.

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