Yesterday, I started a series about The Problem of Evil. Today is part 2. ***** When confronted with the practical reality of the problem of evil, believers who don’t use the God of gaps often do one of two things: They jettison their faith. Or, they attempt to “grab the bull by the horns.” In other words, […]
A dilemma is a situation that presents a choice between a few options, all of which are undesirable. The problem of evil presents a very practical dilemma for one who believes in “God” as it 1.) forces us to deny the traditional view of “God” or 2.) realize that our god is an absurdity […]
Andi Cumbo is a writer, editor and writing teacher who is currently working on a book about the people who were enslaved on the plantation where she now lives. She blogs regularly at www.andilit.com and if you’d like more information about her book project, you can visit her Kickstarter page. ***** It’s easy to think […]
My friend, and fellow seminarian at Biblical, Mike Landsman, responds to my post “Why I Haven’t (Yet) Subscribed to the Reformed God”. ***** I am probably not the right person to write about Reformed theology because technically I’m not Reformed. I never grew up Reformed and never heard of Reformed theology until about two years ago. […]
I wish I could be Reformed. Reformed theology works for people who have decent family lives, a decent social status and lack a consistent dose of pain. It works in Geneva. It works for people who can attend their nice church buildings, gather at warmhearted church picnics and listen to a Ph.D. teach Sunday […]