Topics:<\/b> Church; Culture; Despair; Discouragement; Emptiness; Hope; Human Condition; Limitations; Lostness; Ministry<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Matthew 16:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 10:25<\/p>\n
The nuclear bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima prompted Kurt Vonnegut to write Cat\u2019s Cradle<\/i> to explore the technological ability of the human race combined with its stupidity. The main character, John, wants to write a book about the day the world ended. In the process of his research and travels, John comes across a chapter in a book related to his new religion. The title of the chapter is \u201cWhat Can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years?\u201d It doesn\u2019t take John long to read this chapter, because it consists of only one word followed by a period: \u201cNothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vonnegut\u2019s book reveals what many in our world today think\u2014there is no hope. Incidents like the tsunami in Southeast Asia, the genocidal activity found in many countries in the last couple of decades, and the daily death rates of HIV patients cause people to question where the hope is. Does Christianity have anything to say in this situation? Does the church have a message of hope in the apparent hopelessness?<\/p>\n
\u2014Terry G. Carter, Preaching God\u2019s Word<\/i> (Zondervan, 2005)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Church; Culture; Despair; Discouragement; Emptiness; Hope; Human Condition; Limitations; Lostness; Ministry References: Matthew 16:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 10:25 The nuclear bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima prompted Kurt Vonnegut to write Cat\u2019s Cradle to explore the technological ability of the human race combined with its stupidity. The main character, John, wants to write … Continue reading “HOPING
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