What Was Once Obvious To Them Was

Anything Unnatural Was Not Naturally Believed. Faith, In Essence, Was Unnatural.

Our Lives Hang In The Balance Of Unpredictable Situations. One Minute You're Driving Down The Road Whistling A Tune, The Next Moment The Car Right In Front Of You Spins Out Of Control And Crashes. How You Prepare For Those Unpredictable Occurrences Determines Whether You Live Or Die. Always Leave An Empty Lane To Your Right Or Left For Escape.

. . . Your History Is No Less Important To Your Survival Than Your Ability To Breathe. In The End, You Can Only Determine Whether To Saturate Your Memories With Pain Or With Perspective. Forgetting Is Not An Option. I Tell You The Truth Now: Pain Was Not God's Plan For This Life. It Is A Reality, But It Is Not A Part Of The Plan.

I Always Managed To Get In Trouble, Like Every Kid. But I Had To Learn A Lot Of Hard Lessons On My Own, Without Parents Who Would Nurture Me And Guard Me Through That Part Of Life, At A Very Young Age.

You’re Pretty Sharp, Clive. Do You Believe In God?” Clive Smiled. “i Don’t Know, Should I?” Actually, Approaching The Matter From A Purely Logical Perspective, Yes. All The Evidence Points To The Existence Of A Creator. The Single Greatest Body Of Evidence Is The Dismal Failure Of Man’s Desperate Attempts To Come Up With A Reasonable Alternative, Beginning With Evolution. I’ve Always Looked At The Universe And Seen A Creator As Plainly As Most People Who Look At The Ocean See Water.