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Nature's Patterns

As I left my buddy's house after the wake for his son last Saturday, I noticed this succulent in a terra cotta container on his front porch and snapped a shot of it. I was taken by the interesting design of the leaves of this plant and couldn't help but think of the Creator and the designs and purpose of those things in this world that he has created, including people. The evidence of an intelligent designer is everywhere around us and as plain as day. Just take a look in the mirror.

It made me think, too, of the purpose of life (as one normally does when a person they know dies). Without a creator God, my friend's son's life, and all our lives, are meaningless, random purposeless events in a chaotic, chance and personless universe. We have no reason to celebrate a life or to judge one person's life as important or relevant. We are simply "star stuff", as Carl Sagan asserts (no breath of God) and to "star stuff" we will return.

With God, our lives can become purposeful and hopeful and there are reasons for living -- to glorify him, have fellowship with him, and to love one another.

A Godless big bang and evolution are handy theories. They allow one to deny the existence of God, the work of his hands and his involvement in this world. But they are so empty and lead to depression and despair.

For those who deep-down believe that life actually has meaning and have doubts about the evolutionary theory and want to explore more, I would suggest these websites as a start:

www.answersingenesis.org/
www.icr.org/
www.creationresearch.org/
www.trueorigin.org/
creationsafaris.com/crev200910.htm

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