As the world gapes in horror at the atrocities across the pond, we shake our fist at God proclaiming all of this as His doing. He is responsible for such evil, and, as such, deserves to be despised. But is that true? We were created with the will to freely choose between right and wrong.… Continue reading look no further…
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evil exists for our sanctification…
(Reposted to restore missing link from other published posts.) Sometimes, the level of affliction we undergo is a Grace. It teaches us to let go of self and become totally, wholly dependent on God. Perfect acceptance of all things. Always. It is the key to the attainment of perfect inner peace. If we lean on… Continue reading evil exists for our sanctification…
absence…
We’ve all heard the saying, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder. But rarely do we apply it to the world around us. Instead, we decry that evil abounds everywhere, and we renounce the idea that there is anything loving about a God that allows such things to exist. But what if this idea is turned… Continue reading absence…
hope in darkness…
There is a great pall that hangs low over the whole earth. Man awaits for the arrival of something he cannot explain. But deep inside, each person I encounter senses that something evil is in their midst that they cannot stop. It scares them. It scares us all. Darkness… What is this great darkness that… Continue reading hope in darkness…