Want to become a stronger Christian.....?

Leonard Sweet in his book Jesus Drives Me Crazy, suggests the following for becoming a stronger Christian.


Want to get the most—Go to where the least is.
Want to be free. Give complete control to God
Want to become great as a Christian, become least
Want to discover yourself. Forget yourself to God
Want honor. Honor yourself with humility
Want to get even with enemies Bless and Love them

Intelligent Design

Having worked on a college campus for some 40 years, I obviously have been exposed to and a been a part of evolutionary/scientific thought. Having been a Christian my entire life and an ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church for decades, I am also a believer. I bridge these two seemingly contradictions by a personal belief in Intelligent Design.

My thoughts then are as follows.

As an educated individual with some science background ( I am not a scientist), I am convinced that evolution is for real and that the world is millions of years old--not 2000 years old as our bible states.

Having said that, I can not believe that the complexity of evolution, the beauty of the world, the beauty and process of human birth happened as an accident. The science principles that the world functions within occurred because a supreme being made it all possible.

I choose to believe that the God we Christians believe in is that supreme being.

Sermon over. Have at me.