Faith and Worldly Authority – Pt. 1


We tend to have an ambivalent attitude towards authority. We love it when we have authority over others. But we hate it when others have authority over us. But if we look at what the Bible says, what we see is that God is the one who has set up the authorities that are in the world and God world through those authorities so that, when those authorities are functioning as they should, they are a blessing to us.

Passing the Torch


And as one watches the Olympic Torch Relay one of things that make it special is when the Olympic flame passes from one torch to another. The two runners lean their torches towards one another, the second torch ignites and, after a congratulatory greeting, the second runner continues the relay with his or her flame glowing brightly. There is something similar that happens when a person begins their journey of faith.