Question: Is this all there is? Is the daily hustle for the things we consume and build around us, that consume our time and energy, which ends in a hospital bed by being told we are terminal, is that all there is to life? And is this material world we see, with its...

Question: What is our purpose in life, why are we here, what are we here for? Background: The hit song, “Alfie”, released in 1966 by Cilla Black in the UK, had as it’s main recurring question, “What’s it all about?” The lyrics (below) have a number of questions...

Question: The painting is called, "Where Do We Come From? Who (or What) Are We? Where Are We Going?" Background: This painting by the French artist Paul Gauguin has the longest and most interesting title that I know of, consisting of those three questions. The...

Question: What values shoud we live by? And why? Do we make up our own values, or are there values that apply to all people, that have an absolute or transcendent reality? Background: If the atheistic, materialist view of the world is correct, then the values we use...

Question: If Atheism is a false god, which god should we follow? Background: If you have looked at the outlook of strictly materialist Atheism, and decided that does not give a foundation for life, or a life you want to live, then it seems you have decided there are...

Question: Given that we are complex beings, where is the experience, the emotional mindset, and the wisdom and understanding, we need to make irrevocable decisions in life? Background: To the question, “How do we make decisions in life?”, most people would likely...

Question: Who can we trust? Background: Many friends have stopped reading or watching what is presented as “news”, as the term “infotainment” more accurately describes the news media now.  It appears to aim at creating sensationalist entertainment,  or pushing a...

Question: If God is almighty, then how can He be good to allow such suffering?  And if He is good, but the problem of suffering is beyond Him, then how can He be all-powerful God? Background: Many years ago, as a young man in a new church, I was in a group that was...