I’m no theologian. But I love Jesus, and I love the Bible. So what do I do with God’s wrath in the Old Testament… the drowning of children, the stabbing of little babies in the stomach, and all the other atrocities I read? First, I adopt what the early church seemed to adopt… a “Jesus … Continue reading The Wrath of God: What is it?
No. Never. Most people don’t even ask the question in a blessed way. They normally ask, “Why does God allow evil?” This form of the question is objectionable because it presumes that God does allow evil. At the memorial services for the 9/11 victims, Billy Graham lamented that he had never received a satisfactory answer … Continue reading Does God allow evil?
“Sometimes it really does take time to turn something or someone around, especially when trauma and pain are involved in the ways we live and understand who we are.” -Kaitlin Curtice on Substack It takes time. I know of almost no one who has followed the difficult path to Jesus in straight and quick steps. … Continue reading It takes time.
When I’m in the middle of suffering, every single time in my life a Christian has shared with me words like, “Well, God has a plan for everything, and this will work out for your good”… I’ve wanted to punch them in the face. I don’t want, and certainly don’t need, you telling me this. … Continue reading Suffering and Sacred Space
At Rest In Him 