This is an elaboration of God and Free Will, which I have linked below. Once God’s temporal attributes have been explored, it is easy to move to an anthropocentric argument and discuss the connection between free will and human maintained, divine driven morality. This topic has many successful arguers including philosophers Augustine and Anselm. In … Continue reading God and Free Will: Augustine and Anselm
Music Ministry
My last few posts have dealt a lot with philosophy, so I wanted to delve into a topic that is significant to me: music ministry. I have been in my church's music ministry for two years; when I came to my current university in August, I joined my school's. Music to me is the closest … Continue reading Music Ministry
Boethius on Good and Evil
An elaboration of God and the Problem of Evil (linked below) Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy contains so much wonderful information on metaphysics. My favorite book, however, would have to IV. In Book IV, comes from Boethius' lamentations in prison. It eventually dissects what I refer to as the strength dialectic. At this point, Boethius is in prison awaiting execution. His grief arises … Continue reading Boethius on Good and Evil
Hosanna
Holy Week and Eastertide are my absolute favorite times of the year; I like Easter more than Christmas, and I really like Christmas. During Holy Week this year (2018), I had started really studying the events and their significant. During this study, on Palm Sunday, I came across the word hosanna. Hosanna is found in a … Continue reading Hosanna
God and Free will
One of the main issues with Christianity is the relationship between God and free will. If God is truly omniscient, and He has known everything from the beginning of time, then it is impossible for humans to have free will. We simply cannot make any choices because there is a possibility we could make a … Continue reading God and Free will
God and the Problem of Evil
The Problem of Evil is one discussed by nearly every philosopher, including Hume and, my personal favorite, Boethius. If God is all powerful, He can do whatever He desires; if God is all good, He seeks to destroy evil. However, evil still exists. Is this because God is not all powerful, or because is He … Continue reading God and the Problem of Evil
Sometimes Life is Hard
Life is very hard, and we often find ourselves questioning God and blaming Him for our circumstances. I know this feel first hand. Sometimes, life just seems too hard for Him to even be real. Why does He let us suffer? If God is so good, why does He let us hurt so bad? I've … Continue reading Sometimes Life is Hard
Introduction
I figured that an introduction would be the best way to start off my blog. I am an 18 year old, college junior; I am studying biology and pre-pharamcy. I play the piano and organ, as well as sing, in both my church's and my college's music ministry. I created this blog to share my … Continue reading Introduction
New Spirit Ministries 