When I lived in Northern Nevada, I had an opportunity to participate in the branding of calves at the ranch owned by some friends. When the ranch hands would rope a calf to separate it from its mother, it was my job to wrestle the calf to the ground … [Continue reading]
In his introduction to The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis writes this on what he had learned about responding to pain: " . . . when pain is to be borne, a little courage helps more than much knowledge, a little human sympathy more than much courage, … [Continue reading]
Perhaps it is true that the church has been out of balance in the preaching of "hellfire and judgment" to an unhealthy degree. There may still be some churches that struggle with this but I think that more have swung the pendulum the other way and do … [Continue reading]
With regard to those who use the problem of pain as a reason to disbelieve in God, Philip Yancey writes this: "It's as if we in modern times think we have a corner on the suffering market. Do we forget that Luther and Calvin liven in a world without … [Continue reading]
