Posted in providence, theodicy on 30 August 2007 | 2 Comments »
Do we live in a world that gives evidence of the existence of a loving God?
Critics usually point to the problem of evil as evidence that the existence of a good and loving God is highly improbable. I don’t want to minimize the force of this question because I think that a lot of [...]
Posted in prayer, providence on 26 July 2007 | 3 Comments »
“When I lay these questions before God I get no answer. But rather a special sort of ‘No answer’. It is not the locked door. It is more like a silent, certainly not uncompassionate, gaze. As though he shook his head not in refusal but waiving the question. Like, ‘Peace, [...]
Posted in providence, theology on 27 March 2007 | 5 Comments »
Forgive the relative silence in recent days. The pile of marking on my desk is making posting here more difficult. But to preserve my sanity, I’ll take a few moments to highlight some recent class discussions that have really got me thinking.
I’ve been using N.T. Wright’s Simply Christian as a text book for [...]
Posted in eschatology, providence, theology on 13 February 2007 | 8 Comments »
We’ve had some interesting conversations in class over the past few days regarding the classic debate about God’s knowledge/control of the current and future events and the meaningful choices that we have to make. The conversation ultimate turns on two elements of the Bible’s presentation of how God runs the world: God is sovereign, [...]
