Why do we search for God? It’s an intriguing question and one that I have spent way too much time pondering and wrestling with. The word theology, broken down can mean God logic. We’re trying to understand who God is because if we are created in God’s image, the purpose of our search is to …
The Logic Of Hell
I promise you I’m not on a roll about hell. Strangely enough after posting yesterday’s post, I came across the following post about Carlton Pearson, who as a pastor renounced hell. His churche subsequently fell apart and then But in the Once he starts preaching his own revelation, Carlton Pearson’s church falls apart. After all, …
The Morality Of Hell
I love Andrew Sullivan because he’s constantly finding interesting stuff. Recently he profiled a letter from a follower of Jesus wrestling with the issue hell. But it was a comment in the letter that caught my attention. The reader said: Most people I spoke with in India shared the same gratitude and love for their …
Punitive Justice
Scot McKnight has a friend, David Opderbeck on exploring Brian McLaren’s soul sort narrative. David explores what I would consider our traditional theory of justice, which is seen as punitive. David says: “There can be no “justice” without “judgment.” God would not be “just” or “good” if horrific crimes — such as Priests and parents sexually …
I Refuse To Believe In That God Too 2
[RSS - See Embedded Video] (ht) Chalk this one up in the growing series of, “I refused to believe in that God too.” There is only one appropriate response to this video…laugh. The sad thing is I know people who think exactly the way God sounds in this video. But what they fail to see …
I Refuse To Believe In That God Too
Nathan Colquhoun is one of my favorite bloggers because he always throws out interesting and provocative stuff. This week he had a quote from someone he knows that was the basis of one of his posts. The quote said: “I refuse to believe in a God who is the primary cause of conflict in the …
Why God Gave Us Dogs
[RSS - See Embedded Video] I admit it. I’m a dog person. My dog does this every day for me.
Four Degrees Of Love
This video (RSS See Embedded Video) is Dan Wilt reflecting on Bernard of Clairvaux’s Four Degrees of Love. Clairvaux, who was entrusted with the title “Doctor of the church” developed an understanding of love in degrees or depths. First Degree: The love of self for self sake. Second Degree: The love of God for self …
A Suffering God
This is a 2005 TED Talk by Tom Honey on God and the tsunami. Tom explores our historical perceptions of God. It seemed appropriate after the last two posts. He specifically address the mechanistic determined God that controls all things. And he suggests that this version of God leaves us cold. He suggests an alternative …
The Arbitrary Nature Of Blaming God
It’s easy to blame God for everything, isn’t it? Over the last couple of years I’ve been exploring the nature of suffering and our responses. Much of the criticism inherent in suffering is the question of God’s role in response to it. We want God to rush in and save us from suffering, and then …
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