http://www.lanelester.com Reflections on Life and Faith Fri, 23 May 2008 11:13:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Most Christians, and many other theists (God-believers), consider abortions to be the murder of babies. And perhaps as many (or more) are opposed to the euthanasia of the elderly as murder of those at the other end of the age spectrum. These believers would consider themselves firmly in the ... http://www.lanelester.com/reflections/pro-life-what-age-are-we-talking-about/ Have you ever come to a point in your life where you wonder if God cares what you spend your time doing? I don't mean good vs. evil behavior; I'm talking about what work you do, your job, your calling, your ministry. Can there come a time when God ... http://www.lanelester.com/reflections/have-you-been-dumped-by-god/ Christians ask God for all kinds of things, and as Scripture tells us, if you don't ask, you won't receive. It would be nice to believe that God wants us to always be healthy, wealthy, and happy, but the evidence is that such things are not high on His list ... http://www.lanelester.com/reflections/gods-nonintervention-policy/ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 ESV Does God love everyone? Many Christians would say He loves only those whom He chooses to love... and He doesn't choose to love everyone ... http://www.lanelester.com/reflections/whom-does-god-love/ I had the idea for this blog a while back, but I never did anything with it. Then I discovered that a quick way to introduce myself to people was to suggest that they do a search for "lane lester". (Yes, I know that since I'm in the U.S., the ... http://www.lanelester.com/reflections/why-this-blog/