Good vs Bad, Part 2
Good vs Bad, Part 2 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 Last week I suggested we have an inaccurate understanding of good and bad. Specifically, we limit the full nature of what is good by condemning certain things … Continue reading Good vs Bad, Part 2
Podcast of Good vs bad
Good vs bad
Good vs Bad You’d better watch out, you’d better not cry, You’d better not shout I’m telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town.[1] Many of us developed an image of God based more on Santa Claus than on anything biblical. That image, born in childhood and perpetuated by many churches, persists long beyond … Continue reading Good vs bad
Podcast of questions vs answers, Part 4
Questions vs Answers, Part 4 …Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me. Matthew 25:40 One of the ways to handle an issue is to reframe it as a problem. Once an issue has been stated … Continue reading
Podcast of Questions vs Answers, Part 3
Questions vs Answers, Part 3
Questions vs Answers, Part 3 …and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by; then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back; but my face shall not be seen. Exodus … Continue reading Questions vs Answers, Part 3
Podcast of Questions vs Answers, Part 2
Questions vs Answers, Part 2
Questions vs Answers, Part 2 “You insist on explaining everything as if the whole world were composed of things that can be explained…Has it ever occurred to you that only a few things in this world can be explained your way?” Don Juan Matus[1] Our desire for clear-cut answers to deep and difficult questions, and … Continue reading Questions vs Answers, Part 2
Contemplating Grace 