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Lighten Up: The Problem of Suffering

Picture1The book of Job according to the Peanuts.

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Lighten Up: Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh

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Lighten Up: Denied

Isn’t it true that God doesn’t know the future in the open view?

This is the single most common misconception people have about the open view. Open Theists and Classical Theists disagree about the nature of the future, not about how much God knows about it. Both sides grant that God knows everything. He is omniscient. He knows everything there is to know about all of reality, including…

Lighten Up: Square Peg, Round Hole Theology

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Lighten Up: Ball and Chain Theology

Let’s not allow our theology to keep us from encountering one another in meaningful ways.

How do you respond to John 13:18–19; 17:12?

“I am not speaking of you all; I know whom I have chosen. But it is to fulfill the scripture, ‘The one who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’ I tell you this now, before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am he.’” Jesus prays…