Origins

 

 

Back to the very beginning

No better place to start,

A leap of faith is still required

To start a believing heart.

 

In the beginning was nothing

Nothing and no one besides,

Absolutely nothing there was-

On this fact we can rely.

 

But out of the clear blue

At a particular time and place

Time’s clock started to tick away

And with this created space.

 

Now, we must understand

That this was billions of years ago

And the growth from then till now

Was very painstakingly slow.

 

As a matter of fact,

It would be absolutely right to say

It was quite a long while

Before there was night or day.

 

 

The first sound ever heard

Was a colossal Big Bang,

I tell you, to get things going,

This must have been quite a clang.

 

Heard by whom, I would ask

Since no one was around,

But I dare not ask this question

Since I am not a clown.

 

It was the first light too,

Before this, it had to be all dark

Thus, it was this phenomenon

That gave the universe its start.

 

Out of this came life:

A primordial soup you may say

So, you now see why billions of years

Could take us up to today.

 

Time was the creator

Of everything that came to be

And without such time it is certain,

Nothing would be here to see.

 

All this is substantiated

By atheistic scientists there are,

Evolution is the best explanation

For this world by far.

 

In the beginning was no one

Or even anything to start with

Thus, any cause outside of evolution

Must be a created myth.

 

 

For nothing created time

And nothing fashioned space,

Before nothing was not anything

Before anything took place.

 

If the Universe had a beginning

As all have come to believe,

It undoubtedly happened this way

Or we have been deceived.

 

Of course, there is the other side

Which is not a side at all,

A mythical God is their first cause

Which is a non-sensical call.

 

A no-caused Creator-God,

A God who has always been here,

A God, who unlike the Big Bang

Did not suddenly appear.

 

A God with supreme intelligence

Displaying intelligent design

Spoke and it came to pass-

They must be out of their mind.

 

Can he be more powerful, I ask,

Than absolutely nothing

That created all that came to be-

The reason there is everything?

 

 

 

Who would dare to believe, I posit,

In an eternal first cause

Unless proven scientifically

Like the evolutionary clause?

 

Science has proven evolution

Like the computer proves its originator,

The first computer was created

By an intelligent innovator.

 

Isn’t that something, my friend,

Yet nothing created man?

Note the switch in the verse before

As my intentional plan.

 

See the myriad innovations

Fashioned by an intelligent man

And then attribute all of creation

To an evolutionary scam.

 

Then, tell me if you can,

The names of all the mad scientists

For, indeed they must comprise

A rather lengthy list.

 

Stewart Russell © April 27, 2023

 

A theist and atheist

 

 

A theist and atheist

Were having a conversation,

They argued backwards and forwards

In their fierce opposition.

 

Somewhat as in Parliament,

Argument after argument

Contending who’s wrong or right

With purpose and intent.

 

Now look at the two

And tell me what you see,

There is but one alarming distinction

As how it seems to me.

 

A theist and atheist:

Why, they are almost alike

But in between the ‘a’ and ‘t’

One is showing more light.

 

This should be expected

Since this one points to God,

Theos, as I recall in my little Greek,

To me says it all.

 

Seven distinct letters!

Not one is even repeated

But the idea of the Lighted One

Has the other defeated.

 

In the beginning God,

It’s God who created light,

Outside of Him is utter darkness

How can atheists be right?

 

 

 

It’s a matter of matter

Atheists want us to believe,

No Theos is their assumption

Pseudo-science their reprieve.

 

But as reprieve suggests,

It’s only temporary

For when the light bulb lights up

It all points to the Almighty.

 

Matter explains everything:

So claims the atheist,

No God and no superior mind

But this I must resist.

 

A theist and atheist

On paper might look alike

But one of them is full of darkness

And one is full of light.

 

 

 

Recall the words of Jesus

Who said, “I am the light.”

How can a materialist or atheist

Even be considered right?

 

In the beginning

Matter came from nothing

And after matter was settled

It gave us everything.

 

High fives for matter

For then nothing matters,

To you and me it doesn’t matter

If we too came from matter.

 

From matter we came

Of matter we’ll always be,

No God to reverentially fear

And no accountability.

 

Reminds me of a jingle

We used to say at school,

Of course, in most of us back then

Was a little fool,

 

“No more Latin

And no more French,

No more sitting on St. Giles’ hard bench,

When de teacher ring de bell

Tek up yuh books and run like hell.”

 

This came at the end

Of every school term

And this was the vacation time

For which all of us yearned.

 

“No more Latin

And no more French,

No more sitting on St. Giles’ hard bench,

When de teacher ring de bell

Tek up yuh books and run like hell.”

 

If there is no Theos

And thus, no accountability,

Then let’s live however we please

Without restraint or worry.

 

For today we live

And tomorrow we die

And if I live the way I live today,

Who’s to ask the reason why?

 

 

A theist and atheist

Are infinite poles apart,

The atheist sets store by matter

And matter has no heart.

 

Theists on the other hand

Believe in intelligent design

And so, beyond the material realm

Is an intelligent mind.

 

First cause of every cause

Including that of matter,

A theist makes abundant sense

Atheist is empty chatter.

 

Stewart Russell © May 7, 2024

 

The Many Faces of Space

Everywhere you turn there is space

It touches all aspects of our daily lives

Space of one kind or another

And can present a challenge for our wives.

“So little room to put my things

We need a new house to get more space

In here is so cluttered up

That the whole mess stares me in my face.”

Space can be a problem at the cinema too

Where the many movie lovers meet

And you may hear a person say

“I want space for two right by that end seat.”

Of course there are also the times

When some people become space out

Could be if they did not get those end seats

They may very well start to shout.

So far we have mentioned the space inside

But there is also the space outside

Some refer to it as out of doors

Such space is not the best place to hide.

Then there is the space within a container

That tells us how much it can hold

And today just to fill your gas tank

You must either have money or be bold.

There is much space at UWI too

Because a lot of students dropped out

Unable to pay the tuition fees

This has caused an outrage and a shout.

Think about the space between two things

That may be lengthened shortened or be fixed

Whatever it is you can be assured

That this is another aspect of space in the mix.

And the child whose book has no more space

Because it has all been used for work

Get him a book or you will encounter

A child who has an excuse to shirk.

  

What about airlines that overbook their space

Because less space means more money

To fly long distances with too much space

You must understand is not really funny.

Then note those persons in a single bed

Who roll around as though it’s king sized

Consider too when they run out of space

And land on the floor much to their surprise.

Sometimes one’s heart runs out of space

Regarding a once favoured one

That one who used to occupied that heart

Is then sharply told to be gone.

Some people in church become annoyed

When they find their space is taken

And the offending one who does such a thing

Can find himself a long time forsaken.

Did you notice the rush for outer space

And the spacecraft and shuttle innovation?

Did you note the frontrunners in this race

And how they are bent on earth’s destruction?

So that when that time comes for the earth

And earth’s space has been destroyed

They can live somewhere in outer space

And there their minions employ.

Even now there is a space station

That has been set up in outer space

Cohabited by Russians and Americans

In preparation for leaving this place.

I must also mention the underground

Where there is room for the rich and powerful

No room for the weak and the feeble

But space enough for the wealthiest people.

Finally the most recent space in demand

Is accessed by the computer and a mouse in the hand

Cyber space is its name and it’s a powerful tool

Used by girl, boy, woman and man.

Yes, that’s the complex world of space

That impacts and influences the human race

And man’s avarice and greed for more than a share

Is causing many to vanish without a trace.

One more space I must present to you

That can only be filled by the Lord of all life

And when occupied by the very said One

He quells our fears and settles our strife.

Then and only then all space becomes adequate

As the fight and struggle give way

To the lordship and the rule of Christ

And avarice and greed are kept at bay.

Stewart Russell © 2016