Term 2 Week 7 10th June 2016 Issue No. 18
From the Principal
Nicolle Cliffe might have been named “the person least likely to become a Christian.” It’s not that she was hostile to Christians or Christianity, like Richard Dawkins or the apostle formerly known as Saul. No, Nicolle had become an atheist since her college years and thought her Christian friends suffered a benign delusion that probably helped them deal with life.
In our Monday morning devotions, our staff have been looking at some of the different worldviews (ways of thinking about the world) that people hold. One such view is that of Atheism – that there is no God. This article by John Stonestreet tells of the journey from Atheism to being born again as Christians for a number of believers. Finding salvation from our sins through the love of Jesus is the most life changing event and journey that we can be blessed with.
Nicolle wasn’t afraid of dying either. She actually found the idea of life ending at death “mildly reassuring in its finality.” She had no deep sense of untapped longing. In fact, she seemed to have it all—a good marriage, children, a budding vocation as co-founder and co-editor of a website. Nicolle Cliffe just wasn’t a likely candidate for conversion.
Blessings Geoff Peet Can a self-satisfied atheist become a Christian? Of course she can. But sometimes, it might come through tears. Page 1