Category Archives: Christian faith

Posts that focus on some aspect of Christian faith

A Goldfish Sings a Tentative Psalm

Posted on October 1, 2018 by thebookofworks

Today’s guest post is a poem by my wife (and collaborator), Aniko Albert. There is a story behind this poem related to our relationship. After reading it, you might want to take a look at an earlier post on this … Continue reading →

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Darwin’s Visit

Posted on May 28, 2018 by thebookofworks

The dentist did his best with my root canal, and I went home, took some pain killers, and fell asleep. I woke up still feeling drowsy, so I went out into the backyard for some fresh air. Sitting at the … Continue reading →

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Finding My Faith – Update

Posted on February 26, 2018 by thebookofworks

Just about a year ago, I put up a post called Finding My Faith, which presented a brief summary of  some of my reasons and experiences that led me from atheism to Christianity. Very recently, I posted a tweet that … Continue reading →

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The Flood and the Boat

Posted on December 16, 2017 by thebookofworks

The following post is an excerpt from the Preface to my book manuscript, which is now in the final editing phase. The working title is The Book of Works (just like this blog). I am also about to start looking … Continue reading →

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Credo. And Non Credo

Posted on November 7, 2017 by thebookofworks

When I decided to become an official, professing Christian, I was thrilled to see that I could honestly say that I believed in every word of the Apostle’s Creed. I am very grateful that the creed I had to believe … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Modern Atheism is not about God

Posted on August 3, 2015 by thebookofworks

Is there a spiritual dimension of reality? Some time ago you could be an atheist and answer yes. But the New Atheists not only deny the existence of God, they also deny the reality of anything spiritual in human existence. … Continue reading →

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Do we need God?

Posted on July 27, 2015 by thebookofworks

The answer is no. I will elaborate. We don’t need to believe in God to be good people. I have known many good people who didn’t believe in God, including most of my relatives. We don’t need to know God … Continue reading →

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The genesis of Genesis

Posted on June 9, 2015 by thebookofworks

Here is what I think might have happened. Sam the scribe, a very religious man, was hanging in front of his tent one day when he heard the voice of the Lord. “Sam,” boomed the voice. “Get some parchment and … Continue reading →

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