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What a Wonderful World

Do you remember as a child, staring at a blade of grass? Or pulling out a magnifying glass and focusing the beams of the sun onto a piece of paper? Were you filled with glee with the sight of a ladybug walking along your hand? Almost without exception, we as toddlers were filled with wonder and curiosity about the world in which we were placed. What happened? For me, it was television, though the message comes from many other sources as well. You know the message I’m talking about. From Scooby-Doo to Abbott and Costello to just about a million other sources, we have heard the words, “I’m sure there is a logical explanation for all of this!” Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against logic. One of my college philosophy professors told me that “Logic is very useful for snowing your friends.” And we know that God is a God of Logic. We see God work in process, setting things in order. And we, being made in God’s image, appreciate order. But just as “video killed the radio star,” so too our ins