I’m rereading Thomas Talbott’s The Inescapable Love of God, the last few chapters on suffering. “God’s oneness with us, even in our estrangement, is so intimate that, even as we experience our environment through our bodies, so God experiences it as well. Every pain we experience is therefore a pain that God experiences, and every … Continue reading A UNIVERSALIST’S APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
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Broken Leg
Mary and I came up to the Twin Cities to help our daughter with her kids. That was last Wednesday afternoon, April 20. We walked in, I took both big bags, one in each arm, and headed down the basement stairs. I missed the last step. Like it wasn’t there. I fell down the stairs … Continue reading Broken Leg
An open letter to my Christian friends regarding my changed views on gay marriage.
I have always adhered to the traditional view by the Church of gender and sexuality.That view has changed. I’ll recap why I took this journey, how I got here, and then clearly state where “here” is. Why I took this journeyI’ve come to know people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex. That’s … Continue reading An open letter to my Christian friends regarding my changed views on gay marriage.
God hears the wicked
Let the one who is thirsty come. Revelation 22:17 Oh precious soul, remember that the only requirement for coming to Jesus is thirst... not your righteousness. But you push back and say that you can't come... you can't pray... because God does not hear the prayers of the wicked: We know that God does not … Continue reading God hears the wicked
