Commentary

Once the choice is made to have Christ live in you and to allow his will to become your will, then there is no need for freewill.

The latest example of Iran’s ongoing Baha’i  persecutions was described in yesterday’s New York Times as “a sweeping crackdown on its Baha’i community, a long-persecuted religious minority.” According to residents, rights groups, and the government itself, “dozens of people” have been arrested, and Baha’i properties have been destroyed.

The worst human condition to endure surely must be to feel all alone.

I am not “pro-choice.”  Nor am I “pro-life.” The choice vs. life dichotomy is illogical and dysfunctional.  Choice is not the opposite of life, and to pit the two stances against each other with such paralyzing rhetoric is only yet another sign of the polarization of this Age.

It is not surprising that mysteries often have a religious undercurrent, since the word “mystery” has religious roots. 

I have sometimes written about the view from my porch, one of my favorite places to watch the world go by on cool autumn days, or better, summer mornings or breezy evenings.

But this last week, I can only write about the view from my living room recliner.