How do we make sense of the silence and absence of God?
How do we make sense of the silence and absence of God?
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My Lament Before God
A lament is a complaint or a grievance that one expresses before God. The Bible is full of lamentations. You can, of course, look at the book of Lamentations to find a lament, or you can look at the Psalms as well that has a whole host of them. Recently I was reading Isaiah 38, Read more about My Lament Before God[…]
“I Can Walk into Wal-Mart!”: Being Grateful in Loss
I mentioned to many lately that I often experience a feeling of euphoria whenever I walk into Wal-Mart. No, it’s not because I’m merely visiting Wal-Mart that I’m thrilled beyond measure, but it’s the fact that I CAN walk into Wal-Mart that a joyous sensations erupts within my soul! Obviously, this doesn’t happen often, but Read more about “I Can Walk into Wal-Mart!”: Being Grateful in Loss[…]
Making Sense of the Texas Church Massacre: What You Believe Matters-Part 2
In my previous post, I attempted to show that what you believe matters, and that when it comes to making sense of the Texas Church Massacre, atheism fails to supply adequate resources when responding to the problem of evil. I also brought up the fact that atheism offers very little comfort or satisfying responses to Read more about Making Sense of the Texas Church Massacre: What You Believe Matters-Part 2[…]
Another Forgotten Verse of the Church Growth Movement-“Feed My Sheep!”
To see my last two posts on the “Church Growth Movement” click here for the first post on defining the movement, and here for the second post describing the first “Forgotten Verse of the Church Growth Movement.” Have you ever thought about what the purpose of the pastor of a church is to be? There are Read more about Another Forgotten Verse of the Church Growth Movement-“Feed My Sheep!”[…]