No Easy Answers to Why God Allows Suffering, Evil

There is probably no greater argument for God’s non-existence than the problem of evil. Theodicy, a term used by philosophers and theologians to define the problem of evil, is a problem for theists because if God exists as an all-knowing, all-powerful and...

God Seeks To Unite People, Not Exclude Them

E pluribus unum. Out of many, one. I can’t help but look further back in time, long before U.S. history, to the Day of Pentecost narrated in Acts 2. In reading about this early group of Jesus followers waiting on the promised spirit, the very meaning of the...

Jerusalem Should Be City of Peace for All Faiths

Glenn Beck announced in May his next rally: Restoring Courage on Aug. 24 in Jerusalem. Beck’s announcement, which came two days after the 63rd anniversary of Israel’s declaration of sovereignty on May 14, 1948, was in reaction to President Obama’s...

Common Ground That Christians and Muslims Share

In Acts 17:22-31, we read about Paul’s preaching to the Athenians, whom Paul acknowledges to be religious, particularly concerning the image they have dedicated to an “unknown God.”   Paul’s message, however, is to proclaim to these Athenians...

Common Ground That Christians and Muslims Share

In Acts 17:22-31, we read about Paul’s preaching to the Athenians, whom Paul acknowledges to be religious, particularly concerning the image they have dedicated to an “unknown God.”   Paul’s message, however, is to proclaim to these Athenians...