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Augustine on the Problem of Evil
God judged it better to bring good out of evil than not to permit any evil to exist.
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Philosophy Professor Experiences Suffering
Philosophy professor David Gushee shares:
Early in 2006, my 18-year-old daughter, Holly, pulled in front of a Chevy Tahoe on a rainy, windswept night and ...
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God Amidst the Ruins
Circumstances may appear to wreck our lives and Gods plans, but God is not helpless among the ruins. Our broken lives are not lost or useless. God's ...
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Jet Passengers Watch Their Own Demise
On September 21, 2005, the landing gear of JetBlue flight 292 malfunctioned during takeoff, resulting in the wheels under the nose becoming jammed to ...
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Youth Pastor Witnessed through His Death
Ninie Hammon worked as a reporter for a small newspaper in Lebanon, Kentucky in 1988. On May 14th of that year, newspapers throughout the country carried ...
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Bereaved Family Extends Grace to Physician
In his book Unexpected Blessings, Cameron Lee includes a story related to him by a friend, involving the death of the friend's baby sister.
During ...
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Photographer's Indifference Drove Him to Suicide
In 1994, South African photojournalist Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography. The photograph that brought him fame depicted an emaciated ...
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Call Him Superman
If your name was Superman would you expect to get picked on? Swedish tax authorities thought so and declined a request by Sara Leisten to name her newborn ...
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Woman Aborts Two of Her Triplets
"The Lives" column in New York Times Magazine carried a first-person account of Amy Richards and her decision to abort two of three fetuses ...
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Disabled Surfer Stays Joyful Amidst Adversity
Bethany Hamilton, once ranked as the best amateur teen surfer in Hawaii, lost an arm to a tiger shark in October 2003. Both her compassion and competitiveness, ...
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