Don’t Praise God for the Flu but…
Dec14
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How Can Christians Sing At Funerals?!
Feb10

How Can Christians Sing At Funerals?!

“How can Christians sing at funerals?!” someone once asked me. 

Death is terrible. God designed us to grieve. The tears flow for our deceased loved ones.
But death need not be viewed as tragedy . . .

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Weary.
Dec30

Weary.

How can we be filled with Christmas cheer when our eyes are welling up with tears?
Our hearts are aching from loved ones dying
Our minds are racing with COVID news recycling
Our bodies are breaking under the weight of societal dividing, cities rioting, and politicians lying . . .

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Dear Skeptic: Where is God when Evil is Winning?
Dec17

Dear Skeptic: Where is God when Evil is Winning?

A claim raised by many people today is that the amount and kind of evil we see in the world is very strong evidence against the existence of God. This argument has been brought before me in various ways, e.g. as a question from a believer, a skeptic’s counterpoint, and from the heart-cries of those suffering deep grief and loss. Such a hypothesis deserves a thorough response. . . .

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Our Deepest Desires: Book Review
Sep17

Our Deepest Desires: Book Review

Everyone wants a life of happiness. We long for our desires to be fulfilled, our purpose to be clear, and our lives to be meaningful. Yet why does happiness so easily evade us? How do we reconcile our deepest longings for love, freedom, and goodness with the many dissonant messages ringing in our ears?

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Afghanistan and Armchair Quarterbacks
Aug20

Afghanistan and Armchair Quarterbacks

Over this past week, hard sayings like these have been tested in my life. Maybe for you, too?

News sources continue to report the unbelievable disaster unfolding in Afghanistan. Parents tossing their crying toddlers over walls and barbed wire so that our troops can rescue them from what appears to be certain death (link). Young men falling from hundreds of feet in the air as they lose their grip on the wing of a C-17 cargo jet. Women being rapidly forced into hiding . . .

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