Author: Michael Salsaa

Michael: Last week we examined how our genetics and environment could be a cause for us or others to commit grievous sins. If factors outside of me caused me to commit a sin, is it fair that I pay the price of my sins? How do we judge this situation? These factors complicate our understanding…

Michael: Last week we discussed how our genetics have major influences on our personality and attitudes. Having this knowledge may change how we perceive and experience pain and suffering. We also discussed how genetics and the environment, known as nature and nurture, also influence how we worship, participate in religion, and our outlook on the…

Don: Michael is going to share some thoughts about grace and suffering.  Michael: Thanks to Kiran and Dr. Weaver for their help in preparing this message.  During the final days of Jesus’s ministry, beginning from the night at the garden of Gethsemane until His death on the cross, Jesus suffered in every category. He suffered…

I just finished reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and was pleasantly surprised by the shepherd’s prayer. The boy referred to in the prayer passage below is the shepherd, Santiago. He wants to turn himself into the wind so he can escape the desert tribesmen who are out to kill him. The boy turned to…