Category Archives: Theodicy

What happened in Genesis 3?

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

By tracing our way through the original departure from God, we gain helpful insights into how to live as we were originally meant to live — as we were created to live. 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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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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Knowing the One who knows you

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

These truths are grounds for worship, not confusion. 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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5 purposes of pain (by C. S. Lewis)

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Can you think of other purposes? 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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The Jury has returned with a verdict…

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Wisdomforlife

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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God of the vulnerable

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

“What a contrast. We see God, the most potent and self-sufficient Power imaginable, continually expressing profound concern for the least potent and self-sufficient — the orphan in distress.” Continue reading →

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Where is God when we suffer?

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

God is an active presence in the midst of trouble, hardship and suffering. Continue reading →

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