problem of evil

Deep Hope

Without the empty tomb, resurrection theology reduces to a generalized capacity for goodness somehow to outlast and overcome evil. Such a resurrection hope is only as powerful as the latest experience one may have had with goodness hanging on against such evil. In the grand sweep of human history, there is too much evidence to [...]

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January Month-In-Review: Missional Pastor Edges President Obama for Top Spot

The most popular posts on Clay Pot Chronicles for the month of January were about a James Cameron film, the president’s speech on Just War Theory, and the “problem of evil.”  Avatar, Obama, and Haiti.  Three hot topics, to be sure. Here are the results: First place by one pageview:  Jamie Arpin-Ricci’s Review of Avatar [...]

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An Open Letter to God, In the Wake of the Haiti Earthquake

Dear God, I want to jump right in with the questions: Why? Where are you? How long?  But, first, let me say, “I trust you.”  At least, I want to. In weeks like this last one, honestly, it’s harder to do. This planet just doesn’t make sense sometimes.  I’ve gotten to see quite a few [...]

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Prayer for the Week: Suffering

Gracious God, all around me people are suffering. When I turn away from my own problems, I feel sorrow for the problems of others. Through the news, the media, and my conversations, I am daily confronted with the pain and suffering of so many innocent people in my life and in the world. Suffering seems [...]

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Images from Haiti

You know how it goes by now – with our 24 hour “news” cycle, a tragedy like the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti January 12 hits the airwaves with sketchy details at first, then the truth begins to settle in, then the commentary runs ad nauseam.  And through it all, the pictures are shown, the video [...]

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