I'm overwhelmed this morning with fear, failure, and exhaustion. The stresses of overdue bills and the suffering of others... the loss of mental focus as the cares of my business have begun to paralyze my brain... the shut-down affect of so many four-alarm business and bill fires that I am lost and have no idea … Continue reading He is all that.
The low notes and the minor keys of my life must be told... and retold. It is from them that I'm being rescued. The high notes of God's grace are forever told in Scripture in a song that begins with the sad notes of death and despair. Psalm 107 is the song of the redeemed. … Continue reading Random thoughts on pain from Psalm 107
My fearful heart looks for formulas. Methods. Things I can control. If I have a clear path... do this and live, then I feel safer and less afraid. I need to know... what must I do to be ok? When I ask this from a Spirit-created desperation, God gives this: Believe on the Lord Jesus … Continue reading Fervency not formulas
Asking "WHY does God allow evil?" is not a fair way to frame the question. Why? Because it presumes that He DOES allow evil. I propose a higher and worthier view of Him. Asking instead, "DOES God allow evil in the first place?" is the fairer question. It challenges the premise itself. Here is the … Continue reading Why does God allow evil?
