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Facing God Means Facing that God Has Many Faces
Perhaps you've
heard the story that tells of God sitting in heaven one day when a scientist
comes up and says, “You know, God, we don’t need You anymore. Science has
solved the mystery of DNA. And we’ve finally figured out how to create
new life. In other words, we can now do what, in the beginning, You did.”
“Is that so?”
replied God, truly delighted by this turn of events. “Tell Me more.”
“Well,” said
the scientist, “we’ve figured out how to take dirt, form it into a likeness of
You, then breathe life into it and, voila, a human being!”
"Well, that is interesting, said God." Why don't you show Me a demonstration?" So the scientist bent down and began scoopng up soil from which to mold the shape of a man." Read more