This is part 1 to a 7 part series: Questions About God - Canadian philosopher Michael Horner responds to seven of the most commonly asked questions about God and Christianity. Question 1: Why is there evil and suffering? There is no question that the world is filled with an appalling amount of evil and suffering. We are impacted by this reality...... >Read More

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In military operations, it is important to have a flexible battle plan which can be changed in response to changing perceptions of the situation. I saw that same principle at work on a personal level in the lives of my parents. What I saw in my father was a man who, while always concerned for our welfare, had been... >Read More

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Commuting with four carpool buddies offers ample opportunity to chew the fat, so one day I posed the question: What’s the difference between commitment and faithfulness? After a few rounds of debate the jury was in: Commitment is our intent to stay in relationship with our wives; faithfulness is the practice of doing so. That said, let’s admit...... >Read More

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This is 21 of 21 chapters of the Gospel of John, told from the New Living Translation of the Bible Chapter 21 - Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples 1Later Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee.* This is how it happened. 2Several of the disciples were there?Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin* ), Nathanael from Cana...... >Read More

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This is 20 of 21 chapters of the Gospel of John, told from the New Living Translation of the Bible Chapter 20 - The Resurrection 1Early Sunday morning,* while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 2She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple,... >Read More

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This is 19 of 21 chapters of the Gospel of John, told from the New Living Translation of the Bible Chapter 19 - Jesus Sentenced to Death 1Then Pilate had Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip. 2The soldiers made a crown of long, sharp thorns and put it on his head, and they put a royal purple robe on him. 3“Hail!... >Read More

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This is 18 of 21 chapters of the Gospel of John, told from the New Living Translation of the Bible Chapter 18 - Jesus is Betrayed and Arrested 1After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with his disciples and entered a grove of olive trees. 2Judas, the betrayer, knew this place, because Jesus had gone there many times with...... >Read More

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