We find ourselves in the paralyzing grip of self-destructive habits that we can't break. Racism, injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death. Even the most sophisticated among us seems powerless to break the cycle. Many people have puzzled over this. People take beneficial technological advances and twist them into something corrupting.
Brilliant people devise computer viruses that bring down entire information systems.
Children of divorce described increasingly by researchers as carrying deep and lasting wounds. The Bible teaches that we do not simply have bodies and minds, we also have souls. Our souls are that part of us that yearns for meaning in life and that seeks something beyond this life. Our souls are that part of us that yearns for God. Even people who have no religious beliefs wonder at times if there is something more.