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Should we hope that God has a reason for allowing evil?
Many people find the idea that God has a reason for allowing great evils to be implausible, even offensive. But […]
problem of evil, providence, theodicyThe Questionable Comfort of Impotent Love: A Review of God Can’t
Thomas Jay Oord. God Can’t: How to Believe in God and Love after Tragedy, Abuse, and Other Evils. SacraSage Press, 2020. […]
problem of evil, providence, review, Thomas Jay OordIs God punishing us with COVID-19? Here’s My Answer
Raised to Die Again? And Other Fiery Debates
The other day, I received an invitation from Chris Date to appear on his YouTube program Rethinking Hell. I knew Chris […]
annihilationism, Chris Date, eschatology, hell, interviewIs the misery of hell self-imposed?
C.S. Lewis famously said the gates of hell are locked on the inside, and many people think this idea that […]
C.S. Lewis, eschatology, final judgment, hellDry Your Tears with Love: The Saddest Song for Good Friday
In 1994, I spent a summer teaching English in Japan. It was at that time that I first became acquainted […]
Good Friday, Tears, X JapanInspired Imperfection: A Review
Gregory A. Boyd. Inspired Imperfection: How the Bible’s Problems Enhance Its Authority (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2020). The postscript to Gregory Boyd’s new […]
biblical violence, Greg Boyd, hermeneutics, reviewAre Christians Inconsistent for Rejecting Non-Christian Miracle Claims?
In my article, “Responding to a Stale Atheist Talking Point on Miracle Claims,” I … respond to a stale atheist […]
miracles, plausibility structure, rationality, skepticism, worldviewResponding to a Stale Atheist Talking Point on Miracle Claims
In this post, I’m recounting a bit of an exchange I had on Twitter with Counter Apologist followed by my […]
apologetics, miracles