Category Archives: overcoming tragedy

Pictures from Texas

August 30 No doubt, like me, you are moved by the pictures of the devastation we have seen, coming from Texas, in the news lately. So much water. Bringing so much hardship and destruction and suffering. It is so hard … Continue reading

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Good vs. Bad

July 27 “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” (Romans 8:18) It seems we all tend to view the events of our lives … Continue reading

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An Objection to God’s Love; part 3

July 25 The fact that there is suffering in the world does not disprove the existence of God. We have seen, over the past two days, that suffering is not without purpose (it helps us to grow and mature; it … Continue reading

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Funeral for a Friend

July 7 This evening my wife and I went to the funeral of a friend, from a few years back. Tonight’s post offers some reflections and thoughts about funerals and dying… It seems a little sad (and unfair) that a … Continue reading

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Why do bad things happen to good people??

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the question of why good things happen to bad people. In the end, we discovered the truth that God just loves people (ALL people) even those who don’t deserve His love. We also … Continue reading

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