Category Archives: Meaning of Life

My Redeemer

Posted on June 3, 2017 by dsholland

“If God is good, why does He allow bad things to happen?” The Lord Jesus Christ is my redeemer. What that means is that He is my rescuer, my savior. There is a sense of recovery in that meaning so … Continue reading →

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Does Love require Faith?

Posted on April 30, 2017 by dsholland

I started this post a few years ago but am finishing it now because of the post Walking by Faith which I shared with my pastor. The question I started working on here was “does Love require Faith” (and by … Continue reading →

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Why Faith?

Posted on December 27, 2014 by dsholland

Have you ever wondered why God requires faith? It seems awfully convenient for someone to say we just need faith when we really need help and don’t see any coming from on high. When all we can do is echo … Continue reading →

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Faith, Hope, Love and Snowflakes.

Posted on June 23, 2013 by dsholland

Faith, hope and love make life worth living. They are first things. Just as success, power and money are second things. Second things are only bad when the get out of order with first things. This perception of primacy and … Continue reading →

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What was the question?

Posted on December 17, 2012 by dsholland

Matthew Chapter 2 16Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and … Continue reading →

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5 Beads and the meaning of life

Posted on November 20, 2012 by dsholland

Last year about this time I went with a few people in my church to do “street witnessing” at one of the multitude of local fairs that happen each autum. The guy who leads the breakfast group I attend has … Continue reading →

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