Category Archives: Problem of evil

Faith and Suffering

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

I believe that there is a sad back-story to our suffering and a glorious end-story for those whom God loves. Yet pain in this life is often hard to reconcile with God’s love and power. Continue reading →

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America – a place to live or to die?

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

It seems like all our public places are vulnerable. Grade schools, universities, theaters, malls, workplaces, churches, grocery stores… Many foreigners have begun to view America, not as a place to live, but a place to die.  Continue reading →

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Do you think they are worse sinners?

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Do people encounter a fates in this life (whether good or bad) based on actions in a former life? How should we read the outcomes when people are senselessly murdered or seemingly victims of being in the wrong place at the wrong time? Continue reading →

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Does God control everything?

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

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 →

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Two highly recommended books

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

1. The Contemporary Christian: Applying God’s Word to Today’s World, by John R. W. Stott I enjoyed every page of this book. I have returned to it a number of times and believe that it continues to speak with refreshing insight. I wish every … Continue reading →

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Evil from childhood?

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Five essential personal applications. Continue reading →

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Blaming God for the evil in the world?

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Why do we so strongly oppose evil and long for a world without it? 
Why do we cry foul? 
Why do we long for a lost Paradise? 
Why do we even think in terms of good and evil? Continue reading →

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God’s dispositional will

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Wisdomforlife

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

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Never give up on prayer

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Wisdomforlife

Why does God allow perseverance in prayer to be part of our experience? Prayer is an appeal to one who can do what I cannot do and what others won’t do.

Consider two people from opposite ends of the continuum of power and privilege: a corrupt Judge and a persistent widow.
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Evil doesn’t make sense

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

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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