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God Clearly Can, So Why Doesn’t He? (podcast)
Leah expects more from God. Should she? Greg confronts God’s inactivity and underperformance.
Episode 510
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Tags: Attributes of God, Character of God, God's Character, Objections to Open Theism, Open Theism
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