Simone Weil on Affliction

Posted on June 28, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

It is sometimes easy to deliver an unhappy man from his present distress, but it is difficult to set him free from his past affliction . . .

On Empty Consolation

In this Christmas season, we celebrate Emmanuel, God with Us, who came to earth to make that comfort and joy possible. But we should also keep in mind that the baby in the manger came knowing that he would also be the God on a Cross as the means of producing that joy.

Why did Joseph Weep?

Joseph certainly had a lot of things to weep about in his life. Genesis records his traumatic past in great detail. He was mistreated by his brothers and sold as a slave. He was also falsely accused by his employer’s wife and put in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He was subjected to multiple years of harsh treatment before he came into more comfortable circumstances.

Responding to the Dinesh D’Souza controversy – 4 things to keep in mind

Dinesh D’Souza has been in the news recently. He is accused of improprieties. How should the church evaluate and respond to these accusations?

Not of this world – Lessons from John 18:36

Lately I’ve been thinking about how the church should interact with the surrounding culture. In my country, society is moving rapidly away from the Judeo/Christian moral framework. Seemingly, every point of view is tolerated with the exception of an overtly Christian one. In response to this, it is not difficult to find “culture wars” rhetoric […]

On hypocrisy in the church

One common objection to Christianity is that there is hypocrisy in the church. It would be wrong to deny this charge so how then should we respond?

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Simone Weil on Affliction

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