God's Not Dead: Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty

by Rice Broocks

As I listened intently, a young man carrying a guitar with him asked me, “Why should we even be concerned with the question, ‘Does God exist?’ Does it really matter?” I asked him, “Have you ever written a song?” His facial expression changed instantly as it seemed I was changing the subject from God and to something he really wanted to talk about. He said yes, then I asked, “Why did you want to write a song?” He raised his hand to emphasize his passion. “I wanted to share my feelings with others, to create something they could enjoy as well as express my heart and my thoughts.” “What would you do if you wrote a song for those noble reasons and someone either denied you wrote the song or mistakenly gave credit to someone else for writing it instead of you? Would that bother you?” Looking like he knew I was going to make a bigger point, he agreed, “Yes, I would be upset if I didn’t get recognized as the author of the song I wrote.” I paused for just a moment. “What if you created a planet?”