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Open Theism and the Problem of Evil
The past couple posts have been on the problem of evil. Today is the fifth piece in the series. **** How you handle the philosophical side of the problem of evil boils down to how you answer these two...
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So, You Think You Have a Free Will?
This will be my last post on the problem of evil. I think I’m ready to go back to less boring, less mysterious and less dark topics … topics more warm and fuzzy and enjoyable … topics like death and...
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Turtles, Trees, and the Spiral of Time
Today’s guest post is from bereaved parent Joy Bennett. ***** Joy Bennett I’ve always pictured time as a line, with me an unchanging dot moving from moment to moment from birth on one end to death at...
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“Why Doesn’t God Prevent Genuine Evil In The World?”
The more I read Tom Oord’s work, the more I appreciate his perspective, specifically as it relates to his understanding of God, love and evil. Death and evil are siblings who share more than the same...
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Revealing the Identity of the Grim Reaper, Defining Love and Part Six on the...
Dr. John Piper, who apparently believes the guy behind the hoodie is God himself. The following is taken from one of John Piper’s sermons: It’s right for God to slaughter women and children anytime he...
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Painful Faith
Bio: Robert Martin spends his days as a computer software tester for a company in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. When he is not commuting back and forth, he spends time with his wife and kids and as...
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Why Doesn’t God Prevent Evil?
We believe that God is omnibenevolent. As many of you know, in addition to being a funeral director, I moonlight as a youth leader for at-risk youth. Just the other day I spoke with a teenage girl who...
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Forgiving God
I had just dropped off the funeral home’s outgoing mail at the nearby post office, got back into my little truck and was about ready to pull onto First Ave. when a police car came blazing through town...
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Picking Up the Pieces of God after Newtown
Sometimes our weak attempts of denial break apart. Our necessary lies that we tell ourselves to keep the evil at bay are hit by the truth. The comforting catch phrases we were told crumble under the...
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When Grief Kills Your Faith: Some Practical Advice
(Some days I play the role of advice mallard. So, hang with me as I dish.) I want to give you permission to pursue your doubts about your faith. In some faith communities and religious families, the...
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