The story of creation begins with God who spoke, created, named, blessed, finished, and rested. The account is accented with the steady refrain “and it was good…” God created and placed the man and the woman in his creation. Humankind was created with a profound capacity for knowing God intimately. Created in the image of…
Category: Evil
Framing the Conversation (part 2)
Now that we’re aware of some potential missteps in the conversation on evil and suffering, how do we proceed in a healthy and productive way that is honest and authentic? First, any conversation concerning suffering must be conducted with deep and abiding humility. Clearly the most obvious question we pose when we face adversity is…
Framing the Conversation
This weekend I kicked of an eight week series titled Broken. In the first message I attempted to offer some helpful words that would equip us to frame the conversation about suffering and evil in a healthy and meaningful way. One of the problems I think we face when we discuss suffering and evil is…
Suffering
I’m presently outlining a sermon series on suffering that will begin the first weekend of October. So far I’ve come up with some good resources for the series. Here’s the list… Suffering and the Goodness of God edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson;Evil and the Justice of God by N.T. Wright;The Problem of Pain…