{"id":6617,"date":"2025-01-30T07:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T12:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=6617"},"modified":"2025-01-25T17:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T22:31:37","slug":"cosmic-welcome-mat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=6617","title":{"rendered":"Cosmic Welcome Mat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180216_172952-e1545063739656-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4588\" width=\"333\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180216_172952-e1545063739656-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180216_172952-e1545063739656-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180216_172952-e1545063739656-768x1365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  That sky is not as pretty as the real night sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  I agree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you look from the perspective of a scientist at the universe, it looks as if it knew we were coming.  There are 15 constants&#8211;the gravitational constant, various constants about the strong and weak nuclear force, etc.&#8211;that have precise values.  If any one of these constants was off by even one part in a million, or in some cases, by one part in a million, million, the universe could not have come to the point where we see it.  Matter would not have been able to coalesce, there would have been no galaxy, stars, planets or people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by Francis Collins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To continue to believe there is no God is a bigger step of faith then if you would just believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isaiah 41:10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">fear no, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Me: That sky is not as pretty as the real night sky. 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