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Category Archives: Mad at God
Does God control everything?
Does God have a plan that will conquer what feels like the chaos of human history? If God has control over everything, is he not a cosmic puppeteer pulling our strings when he wants us to dance? Continue reading
Posted in Evil in the world, Fear of God, Glorify God, God, God as Potter, God's control, God's Heart, God's power, God's Will, Mad at God, Problem of evil, Questioning God, Reformed Theology, Salvation, Security of salvation, Seeking God, Sovereignty, Study of God, Theodicy, Theology, Walking with God
Tagged Free will, Is God in control?, Sovereignty of God
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Knowing the One who knows you
These truths are grounds for worship, not confusion. Continue reading
Evil doesn’t make sense
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
Posted in Evil in the world, Evil One, God's power, Mad at God, Problem of evil, Suffering, Wisdom
Tagged Problem of evil, why so much suffering?
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Meeting the God of all comfort
What happens to us when we have unrealistic expectation for health and emotional happiness? Are we likely to be more easily disappointed and discouraged? Continue reading
Posted in Broken Relationships, Conflict, Counseling, Discouragement, Divorce, Encouragement, Eternal life, Evil in the world, Faith, Funeral, Glorify God, God's Patience, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Grace, Grieving, Heaven, Hope?, Loss, Mad at God, Meaning of life, Pain, Patience, Persecuted, Problem of evil, Questioning God, Sadness, Suffering, Trials, Wisdom
Tagged Comfort, Discouragement, Sadness, Suffering, Trials
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When faith causes doubts
Some struggle with doubt but faith has often caused me to struggle. Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Afraid to die, Anxiety, Assurance, Blaming religion, Blessed by God, Broken Relationships, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Comfort, Crisis, Depression, Despair, Doubt, Emotions, Encouragement, End Times, Eternal life, Evil in the world, Evil One, Failure, Faith, Fear, Glorify God, God's Patience, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Gospel-centered, Grieving, Hope?, Life of a pastor, Mad at God, Origin of Sin, Pain, Patience, Personal thoughts, Prayer, Problem of evil, purpose, Questioning God, Religion-not the answer, Sadness, Sanctification, Sin, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Theodicy, Tornado, Trials, Truth, Unbelief, Violence, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom, Worldview, Worry
Tagged Cancer, Death, Doubt, Suffering, Theodicy
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Truths we must learn
God wants us to feel that our way through life is rough and perplexing, so that we may learn thankfully to lean on him. Continue reading
Posted in Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Disciple-making, Discipline, Discouragement, Encouragement, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's power, Grace, Humility, Jesus Christ, Loss, Mad at God, Mercy, New Christian, Pride, Problem of evil, Proud, Questioning God, Repentance, Restoration, Seeking God, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials, Walking with God
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Why doesn’t God put an end to evil?
When evil things happen people commonly ask why God doesn’t do something about it. Why Doesn’t He stop it from happening? We think of God as the one who has the power and resources to change things. We’ve been told … Continue reading
Teach this truth to new believers
Discipline is an unavoidable part of God’s plan for spiritual transformation. Christian discipleship should teaching about the fact that, “The Lord disciplines those he loves.” Some Christians are not experiencing spiritual growth because they don’t understand this truth. ___ A failure to … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Call to ministry, Christian Counselor, Christian life, Christian Schools, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church Leadership, Counseling, Disciple-making, Discipline, Discouragement, Doctrine, Encouragement, Fathers, God's Patience, God's control, God's Heart, God's Protection, God's Will, Joel Osteen, Mad at God, New Christian, Pain, Persecuted, Punishment, Questioning God, Salvation, Sanctification, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual disciplines, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Study of God, Suffering, Trials, Walking with God
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What God did for us
“For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did … Continue reading
Posted in God, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Hope?, Jesus Christ, Love, Love Wins, Mad at God, Questioning God, Salvation, Suffering, Theodicy
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Two images of the Christian life
1. A race requiring perseverance (Hebrews 12:1-3) “let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (v. 1) 2. A son receiving discipline (Hebrews 12:4-13) ___________________ “Endure hardship as discipline; God … Continue reading