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forgiveness

Forgiveness

April 2, 2022 by Randal

This is my personal statement that I forgive the individuals who have attacked me in the last week. I forgive the individual who tweeted without evidence “You are a racist!” and subsequently liked a tweet that claimed I use the ‘n’ word. I forgive the person who tweeted the despicable claim that I use the […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: forgiveness

According to Christianity, serial killers can be saved. Is that a reason to think that Christianity is false?

November 26, 2019 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, forgiveness, salvation, serial killers, soteriology, theology

John Crist, you don’t get to ask your victims for forgiveness

November 15, 2019 by Randal

As you’ve probably heard, Charisma Magazine’s investigative reporting identified Christian comedian John Crist’s multiple sexual liaisons with women.  The thing that we need to appreciate is that Crist’s behavior is clearly predatory. He identified vulnerable young women who looked up to him, groomed them, and exploited them for his own sexual gratification. After he was caught, […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: forgiveness, John Crist, predator, sexual predator

97. Redemption and Omar Khadr

October 13, 2017 by Randal

The story of Omar Khadr is inextricably interwoven with that of Canadian identity in a post 9/11 world. For years his story occupied national headlines, often polarizing a nation as it embodied concerns about security and terrorism, Islam and the clash of civilizations, punishment and the promise of redemption. As a public narrative, Omar’s story begins […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ethics, forgiveness, interview, Omar Khadr, redemption, Roy Berkenbosch

On Praying for Milo

February 21, 2017 by Randal

We live in an age where extreme and hateful voices like that of Milo Yiannopoulos get way more attention than they deserve. I was disgusted when Bill Maher hosted Milo on Real Time last week (and I applaud Jeremy Scahill for withdrawing from the show in protest). By the time the video surfaced of Milo advocating for […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Dead Man Walking, ethics, evil, forgiveness, Milo Yiannopoulos, pedophilia, prayer, sin

Cursing the Killer: On Praying the Imprecatory Psalms

June 19, 2016 by Randal

Over the years I’ve preached my sermon on the imprecatory psalms on several occasions. Not surprisingly, when you return to an issue on multiple occasions, your position is liable to develop in particular ways. And so it is here. Initially my assessment followed that of C.S. Lewis: the imprecatory psalms represent a wicked desire for […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: biblical violence, curse, evil, forgiveness, God, imprecatory psalm, problem of evil, sermon

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