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Wanting More
A lot of people suffer disappointment with God when they encounter some kind of trauma: death of a loved one, terminal illness, horrific abuse, or a terrible accident. Nothing like that has ever happened to me. I’m not so much disappointed as discontent. I can’t help thinking that the Christian life isn’t all it’s cracked…
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Why I Am A Christian, Part 3
God and I have not always been on speaking terms. Not that I blame him; he’s always in the right, always perfect. I don’t always like reality. Sometimes I think The Way Things Are sucks. So I complain to God, and he says, “Tough.” Then I get miffed at him for not taking my side,…
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Why I Am A Christian, Part 2
I wrote the following many years ago before I married or had children. I was attending a Christian college, and going through a crisis of faith. I don’t believe in God. Oh, don’t misunderstand me. I know God is. I know he created everything, and I know he sent Jesus to rescue man from death…