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Indecision
Read and comment on my blog. My nephew, David, posted the following on his Facebook wall about a year after losing his younger brother in a car accident. It interesting how much one’s views can be altered by experiences. Before my little brother’s death I was an organ donor. It’s seemed like a simple decision…
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Plus and Minus
Read and comment on my blog. Ever notice how every good thing has a flip side? I’m not talking about dualism, where every virtue has an equal and opposite vice. No, I’m talking about the flip side of positive motivation. The Bible is full of it. Look at the number of times people are told…
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All Things
Read and comment on my blog. He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? All things. I used to think this meant that God would give me things I want. He already gave me Jesus. He…
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New Problem of Pain
Read and comment on my blog. Mark Tabb offers a very accessible explanation for why God allows pain and suffering in the world. Using the book of Job as well as anecdotes from his own experience as a pastor and chaplain, Tabb takes on the problem of pain and provides a defense that is compassionate,…
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Death In The Family
My brother Mark lost one of his children yesterday. He drove off the road into a ditch on a country highway in Nebraska. The airbags deployed, but he was not wearing a safety belt, and he suffered serious head trauma. A witness called the police, and they responded right away. My nephew, Scott, was airlifted…
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