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Well put. True story: a Christian friend had an aunt with advanced dementia. He lamented: Why doesn’t take her? Why must she suffer so? My reply: Actually, she is not suffering at all, but for all appearances is in a state of bliss. You are the one who is suffering! Amen.

Thank you for reaching out. Is there any particular passage in the Bible that you do not understand? What scripture makes you think God is mean, as opposed to loving (but stern if you disobey Him)? We pray that God open your heart to understanding, and send messengers to help you with...

Thank you for the post and questions. Raised in a scientific environment, at one time I embraced Darwin’s theory of evolution completely. Then about 25 years ago, there were some convincing papers from the Intelligent Design community, followed by books on God-controlled evolution by authors...

Thank you for the post. To begin, if someone is raised in an environment that teaches the material universe is all there is, and science can explain everything, it is difficult for them to think differently (albeit not impossible). Next, many of these same people blame all of their problems on...

Thank you for drawing our attention to this case. Here are some more details. Arrested as a 16-year-old minor in July 2017, he was falsely accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, which carry a mandatory death penalty. Despite no evidence and...

Thank you for your post. Venting one’s anger uncontrollably is indeed a manifestation of our fallen nature. Becoming angry at injustices is part of being a good Christian, but we need to let animosity go as quickly as possible. It helps to remember that God is in always charge everywhere, and...

Thanks for reaching out. We hope you will be inspired to remember that all temptations of the flesh can be overcome when you pray to God to help you. Even the Apostle Paul had to live with his temptations! blessings

Thank you for your post. It is indeed hard to watch anyone suffer for a long time, and we might wonder if under similar circumstances if we will have the courage to wait for God. We certainly would prefer no one suffer as they decline from a long, end-of life illness. However, there are...

Thank you for the post. This will be the consequence of nation that has abandoned its Christian roots for Socialism, Communism, and/or Islam. For all of those ideologies, the leaders style themselves as parent figures who know what is best for their “children.” It is a sham because they only...

Thank you for reaching out. Can you tell us what you have specifically tried, but to no avail? Do you have a blessed life (can you count your blessings)? It may be that God is looking after you, but you are not aware of it. Mother Teresa wrote that after she arrived in India, Jesus spoke to...

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Thanks for posting. The parents are divorced, and the father can veto (supposedly) any “association” he believes is harmful to the child. Since we do not know the full background, it is not clear how the custody language arose. Yet another example of misuse of laws to settle disputes, instead...

Thank you for posting this story. Given the U.S. commercial tendency to skip from Halloween (ignoring All Saints day) to Christmas, it is wonderful to feast on any Thanksgiving stories forthcoming. Blessings.

The DOJ announced it was sending two inmates, whose execution was commuted by President Biden, to life in the Supermax prison in Colorado. Here is what that sentence entails: “Supermax prisoners are confined to a 7-by-12-foot concrete cell 23 hours a day. And by concrete, the walls, floor, a...

Thank you for the comments. We almost agree. Certainly to understand better our own faith, we need to understand the faiths of others. Also, as a Christian, one might say, “I am going to live as a Buddhist for a period of time” in order to fully understand it. (See, for example, the book “A...

Thank you for the post! This spiritual beginning of the Chinese people is all new to me (although not surprising). I had never run across Shang Di, the one supreme God. (Will look into more.) Question: how did the Chinese lose their spiritual roots? For comparison, although the Hebrew...

Good questions! Since each of us is invited to have a personal relationship with God, my thoughts on the questions are therefore a reflection of my own feeble understanding and capabilities. So: what are we to make of the different versions on loving God? For the record, here is the Luke...

For the moment, I will set aside your excellent “what else“ question, which deserves some hard thought and self-reflection. Regarding His expectations, maybe they are there, but not in the form of Leviticus verses. Jesus clarified much with the two great commandments. John Wesley in turn...

Thanks for the comments. You may have a point: the prohibition against polygamy and slavery are relatively new Western ideas, and originated from Christians. However, as many a pastor has noted, the Bible always describes the problems in a polygamous family, and some slavery was voluntary. The...

Thank you for the questions. First, a review of cultures and communities across the globe will reveal the Importance of lifelong marriages to their stability. (Common thread: belief that the spiritual world is as real as the physical world, even in the absence of monotheism.) Second, Judaism...