We can know some of the principles on which God operates and thus can trust him despite appearances, but we are simply not in a position to know most of the relevant facts that would explain the specifics of his interaction in any given instance. Gregory Boyd I prayed and prayed for my marriage to …
PEACE TO GO
[This is the fourth of fourteen passages that sustained me in the while in the dark.] Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God and the peace of God that passes understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7* These …
EVEN IF IT SEEMS LIKE I’M AGAINST YOU, TRUST ME
[This is the second of fourteen passages that sustained me in the while in the dark.] Though He slay me, yet will I trust him. Job 13:15 Besides Psalms, Job was my favorite book on which to muse while inside the deepest section of the tunnel. I like to think of Job as the Bible’s “Biggest …
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Still more on forgiveness (forgiving God)
Heaven renders unanswerable "why" questions irrelevant and inspires us to live with them in hope. Gregory A. Boyd Lord, if this is the way you treat your friends, no wonder you don’t have many! Mother Teresa Back at the beginning of the bleakness, over Chinese food my friend Joe asked me if my faith in God …
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“Jobian”…
[Another random selection from the memoir I'm finishing up...] We ignore the ambiguity that accompanies our finitude, and thus we claim to know what we can't know. We reduce the unfathomable complexity of the cosmos to the capacity of our finite minds. When we do this, we invariably end up blaming God or indicting victims. …
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