I asked Richard Murray this question a week ago. He sent me three of his previous posts on the topic. Two of them are reprinted here. The first focuses on “practice.” The second on “theology.” I think these are the best and truest answers, theodicies as they are called. They do not answer the uber … Continue reading Why are some people rescued from evil, but not others?
All that is not Him must finally find its place on the Cross before we can really live. He is our Garden, our Breath, our Daydreams Fulfilled. Christ alone is our Lover and Friend that satisfies like no one and nothing else. As He has taken from me all that my fingers would not let … Continue reading All Must Find Its Place At The Cross
I heard recently from a new friend that they felt that they had let people down concerning a particular recent event. It broke my heart to see the feeling of shame on their face. The sickness of shame is everywhere. It is fed by our own sense of unworthiness, and fueled by everyone who reminds … Continue reading The Sickness of Shame
Lord Jesus, you were deeply moved over your friend's death. You wept. You knew that you were the resurrection and the life. You knew that Lazarus would be raised from the dead, both then, and again at the last day. But you wept anyway. It wasn't weeping with tiny tears and stoically controlled emotions. You … Continue reading Jesus Wept
At Rest In Him 