The Trouble With Theodicy
“If God is unable to prevent evil, then he is not all-powerful. If God is not willing to prevent evil, then he is not all-good.
“If God is unable to prevent evil, then he is not all-powerful. If God is not willing to prevent evil, then he is not all-good.
What is love? Is it a euphoric feeling? An emotion? Or is it something that requires that little bit more. Perhaps, a manifestation or a
Everyone has a scriptural go-to character in a quest for the blessings of heaven. Everyone of these biblical figures has a peculiar anointing or specific
He’s got the whole world in his hands, we sing. He’s the God who created heaven and earth, we say. He loves everyone because we
Were I a poet, then would my words distil as dew upon parched scrolls of the Nile’s papyrus. Had you made me a story teller,
This is the story of an incurable optimist. A God who acts in hope in the face of abject hopelessness.
The world of God remains an open-ended challenge for spiritual and intellectual expedition. Both faith and science are the gifts of God to us for such a quest.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath
“God is known by knowledge and by unknowing; of him there’s understanding, reason, knowledge, touch, perception, opinion, imagination, name and many other things, but he’s
God is just, but let us remember Him also for His unending love and His immeasurable mercy. Let’s also remember that He earnestly desires that you and I will learn to love His creation enough to stand in the gap for them.
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Anyone would be forgiven for believing that without faith it
It’s time we stopped this ‘God of the Old Testament’ and ‘God of the New Testament’ theosophy. Let’s grow in the knowledge that God, the one God of Heaven and earth, revealed in the Torah, the Gospels and the Epistles is one.
Miriam and Aaron perfected the justification for the “Touch not my anointed” brigade when they challenged Moses’ decision to take an Ethiopian wife. That has
The word of God is not about replacement, displacement or supercession. It is a journey of reconciliation.
God does not suffer unsolicited advocates gladly. The principle is: If God didn’t say: “This is why I’ve done it,” don’t say it for Him. The