Dear Friends, I will now attempt to talk about the greatest act of love the cosmos has ever seen, or ever will see. Pray for me. . Yes, but the cross When I decided to write about the Problem of Evil a year ago, I planned to use the sufferings […]
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2 Dear Friends, Would an uncaring God create an eternal paradise for you? . How God feels about you: Mystery solved! Two posts ago, I talked about the Problem of Evil in light of the fact that God is the One Who gives us our ultimate sense of morality. When our […]
Yes, but the cross (Part 5b)
Dear Friends, There is a river… . A bride adorned Today, God willing, we are going to talk about heaven. Next time, I want to relate this topic back to the Problem of Evil. I have to offer a caveat for today’s post: in some cases, I may use some […]
Yes, but the cross (Part 5a)
1 Dear Friends, God is superior. Period. . Yes, but God Coronavirus…violence in the streets…child abuse…have you decided it’s impossible for there to be a loving, all-powerful Lord God of this universe? With God as my helper, I would like to convince you today that you are granting the benefit of […]
Yes, but the cross (Part 4)
Dear Friends, We all want to know why. But what if the Bible tells us why…and we really don’t like the answer? . Starting with Who Last time I talked about how the Biblical origin story makes sense of the beautiful but fractured world we live in. I then […]
Yes, but the cross (Part 3b)
1 In a controversial move, a Galilean prophet named Jesus announced in a Jerusalem press conference today that he has saved a vast number of people from burning in hell and has reserved a spot for them in paradise. The news prompted intense scrutiny from reporters in the room and widespread […]
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Dear Friends, We’re taking a break from the Problem of Evil today. I recently saw an ad for a news website that said “Go inside the halls of power”, and over the next few days, that ad has evoked a mixture of pity and peace in my soul. I truly […]
Go inside the halls of power
28 Dear Friends, In my foolishness, I tried to write a series about the Problem of Evil without a post dedicated to Creation and the Fall. It didn’t work. Today, we discuss Genesis 1-3….and begin our transition from Why? to Who? . A mind-boggling story that begins to explain the world […]
Yes, but the cross (Part 3a)
2 Dear Friends, If God loves us so much, why do we suffer? Sometimes, the answer is fairly obvious. . Unraveling the paradox We examined last time one way in which these three things… Human suffering :_( God’s omnipotence ↑ [purple is the color of royalty, in case you were wondering 🙂 ] […]
Yes, but the cross (Part 2b)
Dear Friends, God is a Father. This simple truth brings clarity to a number of foundational Biblical topics, including the Problem of Evil. . One evil at a time I gave my bottom-line response to the Problem of Evil in the first post; nevertheless, there are many important angles from […]