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Toward a Christianity of Common Sense
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October 16, 2010
Why God Allows Evil to Exist (in 300 Words)
One of the primary arguments atheists use in their case against the existence of God...
August 2010
August 11, 2010
“Is the Devil Making Me Believe in a ‘Liberal’ God Who Isn’t the True God?”
"My problem is that on a deeper level, something inside of me is saying that...
June 2010
June 24, 2010
The Devil in God’s Bedroom, Part 2: The Wager
(This is the second half of The Devil in God’s Bedroom. It begins with the final...
June 23, 2010
(In one of the comment threads on my blog here the other day, the idea...
March 2010
March 16, 2010
Original Sin: Thanks, Mom and Dad!
A young man wrote me yesterday to ask me what exactly the phrase "original sin"...
October 2009
October 19, 2009
There’s Nothing Natural About “Natural” Evil
Here's the big, hairy Christian theodicy (the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and...
June 2009
June 18, 2009
(Here's another excerpt from my play, "Speak of the Devil." [Pieces of the play I've...
January 2009
January 16, 2009
Here's the next bit following Satan's Ministers Await Satan's Arrival: (SATAN enters. The...
December 2008
December 29, 2008
Satan’s Ministers Await Satan’s Arrival
(We are in Satan's board room. In the room are the six ministers of his...
September 2008
September 16, 2008
Where Does God Being Love Leave Us? (And Get Back Here, Atheists!)
“God is Love.” Great! It's the richest philosophical/religious proposition possible. What it means to us...
March 2008
March 07, 2008
Before I was a Christian, I just assumed that all Christians believed in Satan. Now...
July 2007
July 10, 2007
Why Does God Allow Evil to Exist?
It's not God who does evil. It's man.
July 02, 2007
This is what I'm talkin' about. I am exhausted with the devil today. I...
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