Today there are many appealing New Age philosophies and belief systems - even religions - that promise to empower us, or give us ultimate control of our destiny, fate or salvation. We can pick and choose the ideas that seem to fit best with our individual lives, filling our plate with the most appealing items, as if from a salad bar. We must ask ourselves: are these man-made ideas? What is their ultimate purpose? Self-gratification? Control? Book sales? The truth of Christianity is truly different: We Didn't Make This Up.