One of the complaints that is heard about religion is that religion creates conflict between people and ultimately war. The … More
Category: Suffering
Why Does God Allow It?
Recently, a friend went through a traumatic situation. In her grief, she asked why would God allow such a thing … More
Why Would a Creator Make Such a Flawed Creation?
The ecosphere around us is complex, beautiful and in many way ingenious. It is also brutal, occasionally ugly and filled … More
Pandemic and the Curse
Pandemics are scary things. The Coronavirus has put everybody on edge. First, the media coverage has been quite extensive. That’s … More
Jesus and Mental Health
There is a particular mental illness called Delusional Disorder. People with Delusional Disorder have either paranoid delusions ( i.e. the … More
Thirty Years After Tiananmen Square
Thirty years ago China was just an enemy nation to me. It wasn’t a key trade partner. It wasn’t the … More
Was Jesus Unfeeling?
In my last post I cited an article that was printed in the Salt Lake City Tribune by a Gregory … More
Why Would God Allow It?
The other day I was searching the internet for a quote from an agnostic about the absence or perceived absence … More
Were Their Prayers Not Heard?
This past Sunday a gunman shot up a Texas Baptist church while the congregation was in prayer. The gunman had … More
