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 question him when He doesn’t. …
When Is Euthanasia Compassion?
I truly believe in the value of life…but this last week hit me with a question. This weekend a member of a good friend of mine’s family died from a 20 year battle with cancer. And as I spoke words of consolation to him, he said something to me that caught me a little by surprise. He said, “I prayed …
Confronting Sorrow & Anger
Over the last week I have been hit with some significant issues that have really weighed on me. They are nothing I can’t recover from but for a period of about two days I really was engaged by a spirit of sorrow and anger. I was simply tired of the b.s.. And no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t …
