Yesterday I made a batch of strawberry jam. (Those who follow me on Facebook know jam making is something of an obsession.) Well, I walked away at the wrong moment and the jam burned. The bottom layer went beyond “carmelized” to “carbonized.” Charred black, fused to the stainless steel bottom of the pan. I just hate […]
Is God “Just”? Is God “Fair”?
One key objection people bring to Christian faith, especially to classical Western theology, is that the very idea of God punishing people rankles. Somewhere in our intuition it just feels unfair, I guess. We don’t really want anything to do with a God who seems unjust — but the system of justice seems to require […]
Get Out of Debt God’s Way (Heidelberg Catechism Q. 13)
Most of us know what it is like to carry a burden of debt. College and grad school cost a bundle. A house and a car have most us making payments. Credit cars seduce us to buy now and pay later. That is an everyday scenario in our consumer society. How are we going to […]