Pale Blue Dot

Thirty years ago, on Valentines day (1990), Voyager 1 took the remarkable image of the earth from 6.4 Billion kilometers away - look at where the arrow is pointing in the picture. It was called the 'Pale Blue Dot' by scientist Carl Sagan and it remains a humbling reminder of how small, yet precious the earth is.

As far as we know the earth is the only planet that can support human life. We may try and send people to live on Mars and the Moon, but that is still a long way in the future. We should recgonise the gift we have been given and remember how amazing our God is.

So for this Valentines day let us focus on the remarkable LOVE we have been given by God and that our planet was considered so special that God sent his Son to reveal his glory to us.

John 1:9 - "The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world."

John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

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John Lennox

"Indeed faith is a response to evidence, not a rejoicing of the absence of evidence." - John Lennox

As Christ-followers we will always be asked to explain why we believe in God. We may be ridiculed at times and scoffed at on other occasions, but that comes with the territory. If you ever want to read some good work on Christian apologetics then have a look at some of John Lennox's work. He is a living example of someone who holds the worlds of Maths, Science and Faith together.

"Faith is not a leap in the dark; it’s the exact opposite. It’s a commitment based on evidence… It is irrational to reduce all faith to blind faith and then subject it to ridicule. That provides a very anti-intellectual and convenient way of avoiding intelligent discussion.” - John C. Lennox

It is always hard to come up with the perfect answer for an atheist or agnostic, but sometimes we just need to love those people who disagree with us and then allow the Spirit to work in their lives. After all it was not a person who convinced me to follow Christ, but it was Christ who revealed himself to me. When Jesus calls us to follow him, then it is hard to turn him down :)

1 Corinthians 1:27 - But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

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