As science has steadily undermined the long-held beliefs of religion, almost all that remains for people of faith is to say that God is and will forever be a mystery. Insofar as Einstein was religious, he possessed a feeling of awe and wonder at the mystery of the universe. But science hasn’t stopped chipping away at mystery, promising to reduce spiritual experience to measurable brain activity. It’s doubtful that belief […]

Sometimes we wonder why God does not grant us a life of ease, free of burdens. Life is filled with many problems. Why do we struggle with health problems, financial, relationship and emotional problems? Here’s an example from nature. The eagle finds the tallest tree or highest mountain ledge to build its nest. The eagle lays the first layer of the nest with sharp objects such as thorns and stones. […]