Chris' Christian Blog

August 21, 2020

"I was cruising the galaxy and landed on this planet.

The Brightness and Color of Stars  (E) Meditation on the distance and surface are of stars an extended metaphor. #2043573 by Prosperous Snow celebrating

Read the above item. Religion and science are partners and not enemies. Use this line in your Blog entry today."

I have to agree that Christianity and science are partners. The scientist is trying to read the mind of God. I am a scientist of a sort. I am a theologian. I study God. I want to know more and more about him. I will be studying cosmogony and anthropology this coming semester. In it I will learn how to balance the scales between science and Christianity.

"The study of eschatology is the study of the end times. There was a debate going on last night on social media about which would leave first sinners or Christians. Matthew 13 seems to indicate that the sinners will leave first followed by Christians. Other passages indicate otherwise. What is your opinion or does it even matter?"

I am a chaplain. As such I try to stay neutral on doctrinal questions. I deal with people from all different backgrounds and all different faiths. Some people believe one thing and some another. My job is not to correct them to my particular bias but rather to not judge their beliefs. Eschatology can be a sensitive area. When people ask me I tell them I believe we will all soon know for sure.

Prompt: "Let's have a little fun with flash fiction; You live alone and have just finished playing at your piano. Someone starts clapping for you. And???"

And they quit clapping because I shoot them!