Category Archives: Evil in the world

God’s dispositional will

Posted on December 10, 2019 by

This dimension of God’s will reveals that God is not inwardly disposed to or delighted by… Continue reading →

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Evil doesn’t make sense

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

We grieve. We weep. We lament. We protest. We scream in pain and anger. We cry out, “How long must this kind of thing go on?” Continue reading →

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Blessed are the persecuted?


Posted on January 13, 2018 by

Here are people declared by our Lord to be “blessed” when they are insulted, persecuted and falsely maligned with all kinds of evil against them. How unusual for them to be commanded to, “Rejoice and be glad!”
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A deeper look at the human need for change

Posted on March 22, 2017 by

Politics, culture and the role of law are agents of change that seem essential to our existence. These means offer limited solutions to some of our problems and offer the potential to promote human flourishing. But we have a deeper need that cannot be addressed through these agents of change.
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God’s heart toward a broken world

Posted on August 9, 2016 by

How does a sovereign, all-powerful God relate to a broken fallen world filled with so much evil, suffering and sadness?
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The Jury has returned with a verdict…

Posted on May 27, 2016 by

Have you ever approached God as if he were a defendant in need of making His case to you? Continue reading →

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How should we respond?

Posted on May 17, 2016 by

Political action is necessary but…. Continue reading →

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Four reactions to culture

Posted on May 6, 2016 by

Wisdom calls us to engage in truth-based dialogue and persuasion in settings like family, work, community and government… Continue reading →

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A danger to ourselves

Posted on March 6, 2016 by

Our demand for freedom without limits has contributed to profound short-term thinking and devolved into forms of self-serving individualism that threaten the stability and future of our communities and, perhaps even, our nation itself.
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10 common satanic behaviors

Posted on December 10, 2014 by

How do we explain the truth that, “the whole world is under the control of the evil one” (I John 5:19)? It seems likely that his ways would be pervasively noticed throughout the world. And, in fact, we find this to be the case when we consider how common these ten characteristics are to human history. Continue reading →

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