Yearly Archives: 2019

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Dear Friends, If God loves us so much, why do we suffer? Sometimes, the answer is fairly obvious. . Unraveling the paradox We examined last time one way in which these three things… Human suffering :_( God’s omnipotence ↑ [purple is the color of royalty, in case you were wondering 🙂 ] […]

Yes, but the cross (Part 2b)

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Dear Friends, God is a Father. This simple truth brings clarity to a number of foundational Biblical topics, including the Problem of Evil. . One evil at a time I gave my bottom-line response to the Problem of Evil in the first post; nevertheless, there are many important angles from […]

Yes, but the cross (Part 2a)

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Dear Friends, This is for anyone who has suffered horribly and asked God “Why?” . The Problem Of Evil: The Prequel We presented various 20th/21st century descriptions of the Problem of Evil last time, by way of introduction. Today, we introduce the all-time most profound treatment of the Problem of […]

Yes, but the cross (Part 1b)

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  Dear Friends, I’m starting a new series about the Problem of Evil. Yes, it’s a big problem…but the Bible is big enough to handle it. My bottom line response to this problem, up front: The crucifixion of Jesus Christ. . What Is The Problem of Evil? Whether you have […]

Yes, but the cross (Part 1a)

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Dear Child of God, When you run from Accountability, you run from Love. [Time out: I know some of the 31 books contain useful information! I’m just making a point about life without your Heavenly Father!] [Psa 103:13 KJV] 13 Like as a father pitieth [his] children, [so] the LORD […]

Happiness without accountability

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[shout-out to my daughter for helping with the art and the font colors] Dear Meghan Emily Murphy, I perceive that you are allowing aggressive forces to overshadow your light. I’m talking about this comment you made (1): “If you’re not a creep, there are plenty of ‘sex parties’ that take […]

An open letter to Meghan Murphy

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Dear Friends, Do you think it’s morally acceptable to create sexually explicit videos of yourself and others for the entertainment of friends or strangers? Do you think it’s morally acceptable to consume such videos? Notice that I am not asking if you think porn is icky. I’m not asking if […]

It’s OK to say it. Porn is evil.

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Dear friends, Are you the queen, the farmer or the builder? . A cast of characters We contended last time that the Fear of the LORD is analogous to a young child’s fear of his father. It’s a fear that someone who is wiser than you and who loves you will […]

The Fear of the LORD is your friend (Part 3)

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  Dear friends, What does the Fear of the LORD really mean? . Finding the harmony We established last time, with some very simple Bible stories, that God is to be feared. Disobedience to God’s commands results not just in God getting upset, not just in God giving us the […]

The Fear of the LORD is your friend (Part 2)

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