Posts tagged “Doubt”
How could a good God allow so much suffering?
The problem of evil and suffering is the most challenging indictment against the Christian faith. The question is straightforward: How could a good God…
The truth
If I hold up three fingers and ask you, “How many fingers am I holding up?” I’m hoping you say three. It would be…
Dispel our doubts
Fill in the blank to describe this well-known Bible character: ________ Thomas. I bet you got it: Doubting Thomas. He wasn’t there that first…
Reassurance
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, nor height…
Telling the future
My husband and I were walking in downtown Madison, WI, and passed a man who held a cardboard sign that read, “Tarot Readings.” I…
Already but not yet
Do you struggle to believe the glorious things the Bible says about Christian people, like the part where God claims we are “holy” in…
You want me to believe what?!
Reason is a gift of God. Reason aids us in understanding, if only partially, the beauty of God’s creation. However, if reason is misused…
Certain hope
“I hope the weather will be nice tomorrow.” “I hope that cute guy asks me out.” “I hope this new medical treatment will work.”…
What does God want for Christmas?
When I was a kid, my parents helped me and my sisters set out cookies and milk for Santa. Before we went to church…
God’s good!
In my office you’ll find an ancient scroll snatched from the fires of hell (or, perhaps, created by a local artist with some paper…
Your pain has a purpose
I recently read The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis, and it shattered some of my old ways of thinking about life’s troubles….
Seeing the future
Most of our stress is because of the unknown. How will the kids turn out? What will retirement look like? Will I be able…