Let’s talk about evil, suffering, and questioning God. As the philosopher David Hume said: “Is [God] willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then is he impotent? Is he able, but not willing? Then is he malevolent? Is he both able and willing? Whence then is evil?” Here are gut feelings I’ve had, and occasionally … Continue reading THE PROBLEM OF EVIL & SUFFERING
To the many “sisters” of mine who are feeling freshly violated today in a world where you’ve routinely felt vulnerable, and second-class: I’m so sorry. I’ve been reading your pain and your stories for days now, your comments and dm’s to me. It has taken my heart to new levels of heartbreak. I hear you. … Continue reading Dear sisters, I’m sorry.
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
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
At Rest In Him 