Tag: SUFFERING

TOAST, MURPHY’S LAW AND THE BIBLE (2nd edition)

TOAST, MURPHY’S LAW AND THE BIBLE (2nd edition)

When you drop your toast on the floor, does it always fall jammy side down? When you go to the check-out, are you always in the line that takes far longer than the others? Well fret no longer, dear reader: there may be an answer to the problem! Some of us are convinced that there's … Continue reading TOAST, MURPHY’S LAW AND THE BIBLE (2nd edition)

A VIEW FROM THE BOTTOM

A VIEW FROM THE BOTTOM

Have you ever felt so down that you were ready to give up on your faith? Sometimes our circumstances, or our view of them, can make us think that up is down and vice-versa. In those times we may begin to see God as the bad guy, the failure, the trouble-maker, the liar. We can … Continue reading A VIEW FROM THE BOTTOM

DOES SUFFERING DISPROVE GOD?

DOES SUFFERING DISPROVE GOD?

Someone very close to me lost his faith in Jesus a number of years ago. He puts it down to a series of unhappy events and setbacks in his life: a good Christian man he knew died suddenly at a young age; his wife and first love left him for another man; his business failed; a close … Continue reading DOES SUFFERING DISPROVE GOD?