Monthly Archives: February 2012

A Santa Claus God

Many of us have become so wrapped up in this material world we think of God as more of a Santa Claus figure than as a God whose primary concern is our soul, the values we adopt, and where we … Continue reading

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God’s Nature

Our discussion of how God is involved in our personal lives and in our natural world brings us to a core question:  What is the nature of God or what kind of person is God?  How does his nature impact … Continue reading

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God’s Involvement in Our Personal Lives

The first way God is involved in our lives is how he places us on this world.  By the simple act of placing us in this world with a particular genetic makeup, in a particular family, and in a particular … Continue reading

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The Stoics and Free Will

We are investigating how God is involved in our world and in our lives.  One aspect of this investigation is the question of whether we have free will or if God controls our every action.  The Stoic’s believed that reason … Continue reading

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Why God Permits Evil

To answer the question of why evil exists in our world, we must first define evil.  Webster’s defines it as:  “morally wrong, harmful, injurious, misfortune, and suffering”.  This definition has two aspects:  a moral component and a suffering component. If … Continue reading

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