Monthly Archives: November 2011

Lessons from the Natural World

As we have determined in the last blog, science drives us to question the nature of God’s involvement in our natural world.  Mortimer J. Adler, in his book in which he asserts he proves the existence of God, contends that … Continue reading

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The Bible and Science

In the past few blogs, we have raised questions about how God is involved in our personal lives and in our world.  One way to resolve our questions is to examine what the Bible and science teaches us about God’s … Continue reading

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The Problem of Evil

If God controls all events in our world and in our lives that makes him responsible for everything that happens to our world and to us.  And everything includes all the evil and suffering we experience.  Mark Twain explains the … Continue reading

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Does God Answer Prayer?

Christians claim that answered prayer shows God controls events in our world and in our lives.  Some time ago, I read about a group of religious leaders who were trying to convince a philosopher (I think it was Voltaire or … Continue reading

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Empirical Religiosity

We are exploring what God’s providence means.  In the last bog, we began to notice that God’s providence seems to be rather arbitrary—Christians claim God manipulates events on this world to help improve their lives but we have seen God … Continue reading

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