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For Those Who See Suffering Up Close and Try Desperately Not to Doubt...Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? And for Those Who See Good Things Happening to Good People - Is There Any Logic?

“God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.”— 1 John 4:16 “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face.”— 1 Corinthians 13:12 (KJV) There are questions that feel more like earthquakes than inquiries. They shake the ground under our tidy theologies and philosophies about living a good life and leave us standing in dust. Yesterday a woman asked me one of those questions. I saw her at church. She had been quiet. I asked her

Feb 97 min read

Porch Storms and Birthday Calls: A Lenten Reflection on a Rich Life and a Real Father

“Daddy," I whispered, feeling my own breath hitch in my throat. "I love you." Just when I was sure he was asleep, the one corner of his...

Apr 10, 20254 min read

Stopping Our Own Stupidity

“And not only the pride of intellect, but the stupidity of intellect. And, above all, the dishonesty, yes, the dishonesty of intellect....

Apr 4, 20246 min read

Who Am I? Who Are You?

If you want to understand me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I am living for, in...

Mar 29, 20234 min read

Messiness and Being Messed With

"There's more here, sir, than meets the eye." John Galsworthy's book, The Man of Property, when the inspector looks over the dead body...

Sep 9, 20224 min read