Question Exodus 20:4-6 seems pretty clear that God is intentionally punishing generations for their parents’ or grandparents' sins. However, in the story of Joseph, it makes it sound like God doesn't choose bad things to happen, but God is actually choosing to redeem them. It'
Anthony Parrott
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Have you heard of the "No True Scotsman" fallacy? It's a way of making your viewpoint invincible by moving the goalposts of your position. "No Scotsman puts sugar in their coffee." "But Angus puts sugar in his coffee." "Yeah, but no
Here's how I think about Divine Providence: Anything good in my life is because of the loving influence of God on the world. Anything evil in my life is because I or someone else refused to cooperate with God’s loving influence. I recognize that my knowledge of
A bit of public journaling. Today, after 3 days of battling with DC’s gawd-awful website, I booked an appointment for a covid vaccine. I should have felt elated. But instead, I began to feel this annoyance, angst, and anger welling up within me. As I began stomping around the
In Genesis 50, Joseph is speaking to his brothers. The brothers that threw Joseph in a pit and then sold him into slavery. Joseph's brothers are afraid that Joseph is going to take revenge on them. But Joseph says, No worries. And then, there's this famous
For those who believe in a Divine being, it’s common to wonder what purpose certain events in our lives are meant to have. When I was put into foster care... when I was born with a heart defect... when my brother died... and so on. It can be comforting
I can be so easily tempted to measure my own knowledge, growth, and journey in relation to other people. "Geez, why doesn't this person get it already?!" The problem with that kind of comparison, however, is that I rarely know the journey someone else has been
The time had come. The first human had died and had chosen to go to hell. A chief angel quietly approached God, who sat saddened and slumped on the heavenly throne. The Almighty had insisted on not putting any thought or energy into building hell. It was not part of