The gift of presence Originally I had planned to move on to my last section which would be finding meaning in suffering. However, after recent experiences I realized that God had been preparing me to address another area before I wrapped things up. How do we respond to people who are going through suffering? This... Continue Reading →
Why does God let bad things happen? Part 2
Part 2- Corrective discipline We talked in the last section about suffering that results from the natural consequences of our choices. While it's true that not all suffering stems from our choices, there is much of it that does. We often feel a strong desire for justice when we see someone else who is causing... Continue Reading →
Why does God let bad things happen? Part 1
Part 1 : The problem of free will Let's face it, the year 2020 has been hard to handle. We have seen countless deaths related to COVID, devastation from fires, floods, and hurricanes, civil injustice and unrest, and political parties at each other's throats. When each month seems to bring its share of problems it's... Continue Reading →
This will be an open book test…
Getting Started We tend to get excited when we hear that a test will be open book. We’ve been in class and heard the information, so with the book in front of us we know we can ace the test. Believing we can easily find the answers, we spend less effort actually learning the material.... Continue Reading →