One might argue that only a morose and maudlin melancholic or a moody misanthrope would dare to write such a piece (let alone offer such…
IVP, 2017. There is nothing new about pain and suffering, and why God’s people have to endure so much of it. Job wrestled with these…
Life in this world is filled with tears. And if this life was all there was, then this would be terribly tragic indeed. But the…
One topic that will likely never go away is that of the vexing question about suffering and evil in this world, and why God –…
In one sense there is nothing to say here – certainly nothing really new or insightful or all that helpful. The best thing is to…
With North America at least very much conscious of natural disasters at the moment, old questions tend to resurface. With a number of massive hurricanes…
There is much to celebrate and enjoy in life, and if you are a Christian you have plenty of reasons to rejoice and be glad.…
God, and evil, are two of the biggest issues one can possibly discuss. And when they are brought together this is not something any short…
The latest Islamic terror attack – this time at London Bridge – has in one sense sort of dampened what I was going to say…
There is only one religion in the world in which it makes sense to speak of a wounded God. And even more unique, this was…
The recent Syrian gas attack has again raised numerous questions. One question I will simply mention here but not deal with is whether in fact…
I have a confession to make: I did not always love Second Corinthians like I do now. A lot of it is about Paul defending…
It is as regular as clockwork: whenever tragedy strikes the atheists and God-haters come out in force, attacking believers, taking cheap shots, and making smart-alec…
It was not my intention to offer more discussion on a topic I wrote about yesterday, but various responses to it on the social media…
When discussing any topic about God we are of course greatly limited in our understanding. He is infinite and we are not. He is perfect…
Your what? OK, let me explain. If one reads through the 13 epistles of Paul in the New Testament, one will often find Paul presenting…
Most folks are not thrilled about suffering, and rightly so. But Christians view suffering in a much different light than most. While we are not…
G. K. Chesterton once remarked that “Certain new theologians dispute original sin, which is the only part of Christian theology which can really be proved.”…
Oftentimes a diverse and unrelated bunch of events will nicely come together, and inspire a hopefully coherent and unified article. This is one of them.…
This is a theological and biblical exercise, dealing with topics that have been debated for centuries. Indeed, entire libraries have been written on such topics,…