“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” Romans 11:33 If God Is So Good, What’s Up With All The Bad Stuff In This World? (Part 4 of 6) Last time we decided that what we consider to be our “need to know” isn’t really a need at all. …
DOES GOD ALWAYS GET HIS WAY?
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!” (Matthew 23:37) If God Is So Good, What’s Up With All The Bad Stuff In …
WHAT DOES GOD EVEN KNOW ABOUT SUFFERING?
He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. Isaiah 53:3-4 If God Is So Good, …
Opening to New Experiences (Avoiding Superficial Spirituality Part 9)
“Do not measure yourself by how much road you have covered thus far; rather measure with your eyes set on how much more there is in front of you.” (Jeanne Guyon wrote this to her cousin François Fénelon) For the last few weeks we’ve been talking about things that influence our spiritual depth: a sense …
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Just Wondering (Avoiding Superficial Spirituality Part 8)
“God himself works in our souls, in their deepest depths, taking increasing control as we are progressively willing to be prepared for his wonder.” Thomas Kelly Speaking of “wonder,” I wonder a lot––mostly about God. I used to wonder if he existed, but since I got that settled to my complete satisfaction forty-five years …
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