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Part 1: Pre-quel for Christians and Illness

Mary wrote 1 week ago: So I promised on Twitter that my next post would be on Christians and Illness.  Well, I’m find … more →

Tags: Misconceptions, God, Christian, Pain, Christ, C. S. Lewis, suffering, Illness, Satan

God the Arsonist Firefighter13 comments

@AnOrdinaryDad wrote 3 weeks ago: “He lit a match, dropped it, and walked away.” What if God were to blame for sin enterin … more →

Tags: Theology Proper, Hamartiology, God, Adam, CS Lewis, Evil, complex good, Blame, Redemption

Of the Blind Man's Impediment

kuyaarvin wrote 1 month ago: Where is God in untimely deaths? In genocide? In bombings? What is there for God to save then? The p … more →

Tags: Love, death, Jesus, God, Lewis, Texas bombing, Boston Bombing, Boston, Texas

Why do the gods take away the people we love?

jrl wrote 1 month ago: As a child, CS Lewis lost his mother to cancer, and his wife to the same disease as an older man. A … more →

Tags: the divine, A Grief Observed, Ancient Greece, ancient itally, Anger at God, angry at God, C. S. Lewis, CS Lewis, cupid

A reason for Christians to think.

kylebvick wrote 1 month ago: To be ignorant and simple now… not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground… w … more →

Tags: Quotes, CS Lewis, God, Philosophy, HarperCollins, Evil, romanticism, Thomas Aquinas

C. S.Lewis—Heaven

James Ross Kelly wrote 1 month ago: Reblogged from jkinak04: We are very shy nowadays of even mentioning heaven. We are afraid of the je … more →

Tags: Christianty, Religion, Christianity, C. S. Lewis, theodicy

Hell--from The Problem of Pain, by C.S. Lewis

James Ross Kelly wrote 1 month ago: I am not going to try to prove the doctrine tolerable. Let us make no mistake; it is not tolerable. … more →

Tags: Creative Non-Fiction, Christianty, Religion, God, Christianity, Bible, CS Lewis, Lewis, Religion and Spirituality

Part 4 of 5: Coping with Unanswered Prayer 2 comments

Shawn Woo wrote 1 month ago: “Every war, every famine or plague, almost every death-bed, is the monument to a petition that … more →

Tags: Theology, Christian Spirituality, suffering, Unanswered Prayer, trial, tribulation, affliction, Problem of Evil

The Cross Seems Evil Too

afoxsince06 wrote 1 month ago: When people are mercilessly tortured for their beliefs, when a great minister of the word is taken i … more →

Tags: Encouragement, Sin, Girls' Night in the Word, Sanctity of Life, Love, Thanksgiving, The Foundations, Genesis, Suffering and a loving God

C. S.Lewis—Heaven2 comments

James Ross Kelly wrote 1 month ago: C.S. Lewis We are very shy nowadays of even mentioning heaven. We are afraid of the jeer about ‘pie … more →

Tags: Poetry, Christianty, Religion, Holy Spirit, God, Christianity, C. S. Lewis, CS Lewis, Heaven

from The Problem of Pain, by C.S. Lewis1 comment

James Ross Kelly wrote 2 months ago: From the moment a creature becomes aware of God as God and of it’self as self, the terrible alternat … more →

Tags: Creative Non-Fiction, Christianty, Religion, God, Christianity, Bible, CS Lewis, Lewis, Religion and Spirituality

Prayer: "It doesn’t change God, it changes me.”

Qohelith wrote 3 months ago: “That’s not why I pray, Harry. I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I pr … more →

Tags: Empowerment, Paradox, Positive, oneness, Prayer, Art, Quotes, shadowlands, Inspiration

The Big Question30 comments

@AnOrdinaryDad wrote 3 months ago: I am so grateful for everyone who has found this blog and read it, for all the comments that you … more →

Tags: Theology Proper, Christianity, God, C. S. Lewis, Bible, Christian, Questions

Rejoice in the Lord Always3 comments

Writer With a Cause wrote 5 months ago: Happy Gaudete Sunday!  Today we light the pink candle of the advent wreath and rejoice in expectatio … more →

Tags: Faith/Spirituality, Christianity, Advent, Sandy Hook Elementary, newtown shooting, gaudete sunday, Rejoice in the Lord, meaning of suffering, C. S. Lewis

What should we ask God, now? (A response to the evil at Newtown)1 comment

anthonyochoa wrote 5 months ago: I don’t wish to take advantage of such an evil situation and use it to get attention for writi … more →

Tags: God, Jesus, Problem of Evil, Why Does Evil Exist?, connecticut shootings, newtown shootings

Blame Yourself! (Daily Devotional)

Christopher R. Mattix wrote 5 months ago: Today’s Reading: Revelation 10-11. (Context: In between the 6th and 7th “trumpet” … more →

Tags: Daily Devotional, David, pharisees, Cain, antichrist, Blame, Scapegoat, Adam and Eve, two witnesses

The problem of pain, evil, and existential Angst

Tattuva Bodhakar wrote 5 months ago: Folks talk about the “problem of evil”, by which they mean two things, which might be te … more →

Tags: profane, Problem of Evil, Existential Angst, Divine Will, Freedom, god consciousness, Hierophany

Prayer and the Problem of Evil3 comments

Scott William Bryant wrote 5 months ago: Earlier this week, Ryan Mahoney raised the question: Does God move when we pray?  And although he ha … more →

Tags: Philosophy and Culture, Problem of Evil, God, theodicy, Philosophy, Sovereignty

“Could a God Who Allows Suffering Really Be Good?”

Chris Russell wrote 5 months ago: Genesis 50:20 And as for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring … more →

Tags: Christian Growth, Apologetics, Marriage and Family, Christianity, Cincinnati Churches, Chris Russell, Sensible Faith, Liberty Township Ohio Churches, Veritas church


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