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2021-09-29T02:50:56-05:00

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Tolkien And Theodicy (Dealing With The Problem Of Evil)

Last updated on: September 29, 2021 at 2:50 am By Henry Karlson

The phenomenon of evil raises many questions, especially in relation to how God can be justified if God allows such evil to happen. There have been and remain many ways to answer those concerns. However logical, however invaluable each potential solution might be, there always are more questions which can be raised. No one answer seems to be satisfactory. This is why it is invaluable for us to raise several different potential answers, with each giving a new angle, a... Read more

2021-09-27T02:51:26-05:00

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Every Moment Is An Opportunity

Last updated on: September 27, 2021 at 2:51 am By Henry Karlson

Life is precious. Every moment of life gives us the opportunity to change thing, to make them better. This is one of the many reasons why we should never take any moment for granted. Every moment is short lived, but it gives all it has taken in and all that has happened in it and renders it all to the next moment. While we should learn from the past, and realize how it sets us up for the present, we... Read more

Sayings of the Desert Fathers

2021-09-26T02:52:18-05:00

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The Apostle John And Theology

Last updated on: September 26, 2021 at 2:52 am By Henry Karlson

The Apostle John was known as the “theologian,” not because he was a master of systematic theology, not because he was capable of employing subtle theological distinctions in debate, but because he had a great, loving relationship with God. Certainly, his knowledge of doctrine was second to none. Certainly, some of the greatest texts in Scripture bear his name, and in them, we can sense some of the insight which he possessed. But this is not what made him the... Read more

2021-09-23T08:41:31-05:00

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The Problem With EWTN Began With Mother Angelica

Last updated on: September 23, 2021 at 8:41 am By Henry Karlson

Recently, Pope Francis spoke harshly against a Catholic network which has been consistent in attacking him throughout his pontificate: There is, for example, a large Catholic television channel that has no hesitation in continually speaking ill of the pope. I personally deserve attacks and insults because I am a sinner, but the Church does not deserve them. They are the work of the devil. I have also said this to some of them.[1] While he did not identify the network,... Read more

2021-09-22T05:39:44-05:00

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Tolkien, Fate And Free Will

Last updated on: September 22, 2021 at 5:39 am By Henry Karlson

We are contingent beings; this is why, though we have free will, our will has limits as to what it can and cannot do. There are boundaries to our freedom. Nonetheless, those boundaries, those limits, establish the context in which we act. We need that context if we want our actions to have meaning and value. For what we decide to do, given the options we have, not only will show to others, as well as to ourselves, the kind... Read more

2021-09-20T02:57:02-05:00

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The Conventional Truth Of Revelation

Last updated on: September 20, 2021 at 2:57 am By Henry Karlson

Scripture, the central book of the Christian faith, contains revelation, even though it was written down by human authors. Their humanity did not impede God’s work in and through them, even though their understanding of what they wrote was imperfect. For it is clear they had their own particular understandings of what they wrote, understandings which differed from the way Scripture would later be interpreted. This is because God inspired them and, through that inspiration, helped them to write in... Read more

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2021-09-19T02:50:54-05:00

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We Must Cooperate With Grace To Experience The Kingdom Of God For Ourselves

Last updated on: September 19, 2021 at 2:50 am By Henry Karlson

Grace perfects and then deifies nature, but only for those who cooperate with it. Grace does not impose itself on those with free will. Grace does not destroy. To remove the will and force someone to accept grace would leave someone less than what they were, for the will is a part of a person and so it must be sustained for the person to remain whole. This means that those who are cooperating with grace, but have yet to... Read more

2021-09-17T02:51:28-05:00

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We Are Called To Join Ourselves To The Humanity Of God

Last updated on: September 17, 2021 at 2:51 am By Henry Karlson

Already and not yet – the eschaton is already with us, the kingdom of God is within us, and yet we have not fully realized the reality of the eschaton in ourselves. This paradox is central to temporal Christian existence. The incarnate Logos is found in time so that the Logos could transform all creation and lead it to the fullness of the heavenly kingdom. In and through the incarnation, the presence of God is established, not just through the... Read more

2021-09-15T02:51:06-05:00

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Tolkien And The Way To Overcome Evil

Last updated on: September 15, 2021 at 2:51 am By Henry Karlson

Those who work for and promote the good, those who seek justice in the world, must not knowingly and willingly use evil to fight evil. This is because if they do so, they would slowly be corrupted by the evil they use and replace the evil they fought against with their own evil. This is one of several themes one can find throughout the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Not only do the ends not justify the means, by embracing evil... Read more

Nature of Middle Earth

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2021-09-14T02:48:52-05:00

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Do Not Be Deceived By A Dead Faith

Last updated on: September 14, 2021 at 2:48 am By Henry Karlson

James warms us against deceiving ourselves by thinking that if we hear the truth and believe it, we don’t have anything else to do. “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves” (Jas. 1:22 RSV). We deceive ourselves if we think we don’t have to put our faith into action. We can’t be said to be faithful if we ignore what is expected of us, what truth teaches us to do. Let us not be deceived.... Read more

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