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God and Grief: How Timeless Love Meets Tragic Loss

God and Grief: How Timeless Love Meets Tragic Loss Snapshot How do you reconcile belief in a good God with that of deep suffering? This is my journey of theological formation through the journey of losing six children. Through suffering and pain, we can find the doorway to deeper communion with Christ as He suffers […]

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The Churches Social Identity in 1 Peter 3:9

The Churches Social Identity in 1 Peter 3:9 Snapshot This article unpacks 1 Peter 3:9, showing how Christian identity is shaped by the biblical story through examples like Jesus, Abraham, and David. Instead of reacting with revenge, believers are called to bless—living as exiles who trust God’s justice and inherit His promises. Identity is formed

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Moral Argument: A Case for the Existence of God

Moral Argument: A Case for the Existence of God Snapshot The post explores the moral argument for the existence of God. Objective moral values, obligations, and the need for moral transformation point to something beyond naturalistic explanations to a theistic foundation. We will examine the authority of universality of moral facts, addressing objections like the

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Disadvantages of Inerrancy: Developing a New Term

Disadvantages of Inerrancy: Developing a New Term Snapshot This post explores the doctrine of biblical inerrancy—its historical roots, evangelical development, and modern challenges. While church history shows a consistent belief in Scripture’s truthfulness, the term inerrancy gained prominence after the Enlightenment, especially in America. The blog critiques overly rigid uses of the term, shows how it can

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Is God Really Good? Making Sense of Suffering and Divine Compassion

Is God Really Good? Making Sense of Suffering and Divine Compassion Snapshot Introduction to Suffering​ How does one reconcile a good God with such great evil and sorrow in the world? This is a question that many wrestle with over the course of their life, including this author. How does one explain that four different

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The Failure of Arius to Understand Monotheism

The heretical views of Arius and the trinity led to the Athanasius leading the charge to fight for Christian monotheism as it was under threat. The results of this debate has formed Christianity over the last 2,000 years.

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Aquinas Theodicy: Vindication of God in light of Evil

Aquinas Theodicy: Vindication of God in light of Evil Snapshot Is it possible for an all-powerful God to exist in a world that is filled with great evil? Thomas Aquinas offers a deep, reasoned theodicy grounded in divine goodness, perfection, and onmipotence. In this post we explore how Aquinas explains evil not as a created

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