Post Tagged with: "evil"

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  why do bad things happen to good people?

  for reflection, PRAY 12 comments

  The rain splashes against the window like tears. The past creeps in like flickering shadows and I am thinking of it again. I no longer ask why bad things happen. In retrospect, I can see how God turned what others meant for evil to good and my sin into something [...]
   
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  what about evil and suffering? [the God i don't understand]

  bible literacy, disaster relief, the latest 1 comment

  Who of us hasn’t asked why bad things happen to good people? We’re confronted with the marks of living in a fallen world every day, yet we struggle to understand why we have to deal with such pain and suffering. In the first part of The God I Don’t Understand: Reflections [...]
   
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  book review: the God i don’t understand

  bible literacy, reviews, the latest 3 comments

  We all ask these questions. It’s okay to admit it… there’s stuff you don’t understand when you read the Bible, right? Why did God order the killing of every living person… man, woman and child in Canaan? Why does a good God allow bad things to happen to good people? [...]
   
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  i’m a drunk

  creative writing, creativity and art, perspectives, the latest 44 comments

  I’m a drunk. I slide my car, sleek like the night around me, into gear and drive. Tucking the half empty bottle of alcohol between my legs, I loosely grip the steering wheel, and rub my hands along its cold leather exterior. Tonight, I am nobody. I’m just a guy [...]
   
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  [management by God] the secret of your success

  ministry, the latest, workplace 4 comments

  Recently I’ve been in some conversations around what it takes to be successful in the workplace, and it always seems people have different ideas as to what it takes. Some say it’s important to manage your image, others say it’s simply hard work that helps you rise to the top. [...]
   
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  the truth about evolution: what separates us from the animals

  perspectives 18 comments

  Note:In honor of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday, I plan to dedicate much of the month of February to a new series called ‘the truth about evolution’. In this series, I hope to present a respectful, yet challenging dialogue on the evolutionary argument. For me, one of the key questions in [...]