Man, made in the image of God, has a purpose- to be in relationship to God, who is there. Man forgets his purpose and thus he forgets who he is and what life means.
- Francis Schaeffer
Recent Thoughts
November 27, 2025 | 960 words - When I wrote about the "coercion problem" with the argument from suffering, I made reference to the concept of virtue ethics. To recap: in discussions about God’s justice, we often make the mistake of assuming that suffering per se is unjust; however, if we approach the discussion from a standpoint...
November 7, 2025 | 969 words - I have previously explored two limits which can be placed on the argument from suffering: the problems of counterfactuals and of coercion. In keeping with the ‘C’ theme, I would like to explore a third, which I term the ‘comprehension problem’. I have alluded to this problem in my writing...
November 1, 2025 | 1,132 words - In my last post I examined what I see as the ‘counterfactual problem’ with the argument from suffering: that in order to succeed as an argument against the existence of God, it requires access to knowledge we cannot possibly have, and that any hypothetical example of gratuitous suffering can be...
Recent Articles
Further preposterous claims from Jesus of Nazareth
In the last article I wrote on this subject, I looked at two compelling lines of evidence from the gospels of Mark and Matthew which pose problems for the idea that Jesus was just a good moral teacher. There are more to come; this article will do the same for the gospels of Luke and John, and will cover some interesting ground. The intent here is to force us back into the realm of the Lewis trilemma, popularly expressed with the formula "liar, lunatic, or Lord"; at the end of the article I will give a summary of my thoughts...
Further preposterous claims from Jesus of Nazareth
In the last article I wrote on this subject, I looked at two compelling lines of evidence from the gospels of Mark and Matthew which pose problems for the idea that Jesus was just a good moral teacher. There are more to come; this article will do the same for the gospels of Luke and John, and will cover some interesting ground. The intent here is to force us back into the realm of the Lewis trilemma, popularly expressed with the formula "liar, lunatic, or Lord"; at the end of the article I will give a summary of my thoughts...
Christ's outrageous claims about himself
I would like to take a brief diversion from the Book of Job and look at another subject which I have previously touched on: the person of Christ. I've had the opportunity to prepare for a presentation on this subject recently, and would like to expand on some of my thoughts here. It's a common refrain to hear: "I believe that Jesus was a good man who taught a lot of good things, but I don't think he was God." Now, Jesus of Nazareth is an endlessly fascinating man- and the more you learn about the context in which he...
Christ's outrageous claims about himself
I would like to take a brief diversion from the Book of Job and look at another subject which I have previously touched on: the person of Christ. I've had the opportunity to prepare for a presentation on this subject recently, and would like to expand on some of my thoughts here. It's a common refrain to hear: "I believe that Jesus was a good man who taught a lot of good things, but I don't think he was God." Now, Jesus of Nazareth is an endlessly fascinating man- and the more you learn about the context in which he...
Existentialism the Book of Job
In my last post about the Book of Job I confronted a popular misconception: that God allowed the Devil to torture an innocent man just to win a bet. This reading of the text collapses on a close examination of Job 1:6-12; not only is a bet never made in this passage, it could never have been made. Setting aside the broader world of Christian theology, the possibility of a bet is precluded by the Book of Job's own understanding of divine omniscience. God knows that Job is a righteous man, and He knows all He needs to about the...
Existentialism the Book of Job
In my last post about the Book of Job I confronted a popular misconception: that God allowed the Devil to torture an innocent man just to win a bet. This reading of the text collapses on a close examination of Job 1:6-12; not only is a bet never made in this passage, it could never have been made. Setting aside the broader world of Christian theology, the possibility of a bet is precluded by the Book of Job's own understanding of divine omniscience. God knows that Job is a righteous man, and He knows all He needs to about the...