May 21, 2012

God and Elephants

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There are a number of versions of the old Indian fable “The Blind Men and the Elephant” that are often used to illustrate that objective truth is unknowable. A sample of this illustration might read something like this, “The first blind man touched the side of the elephant and exclaimed, ‘how rough, an elephant is [...]

How Great the Fall

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John Ortberg paints a picture of the Fall from Adam’s perspective that is quite profound and sobering to think about. In his book titled, Everybody’s Normal Till You Get to Know Them, Ortberg writes, Adam hears God’s footsteps in the garden at the accustomed time. Always before, that sound filled him with joy. Always before, [...]