Sermon snippet: “God, Where Are You?” (or, A Theodicy Odyssey) – Part III INTRODUCTION – Genesis 7:9-12, 19-24 – Was this judgment too extreme? Was it unfair? We continue on our theodicy odyssey, defending the ways of God in the face of the existence of evil. Unquestionably, the evil wasContinue Reading
“God, Where Are You?” (or, A Theodicy Odyssey) Part II INTRODUCTION – Genesis 4:1-12 – A theodicy is a defense of the ways of God in the face of evil. Last week, we considered the fall of Adam and Eve and found that God’s goodness was in evidence before, during,Continue Reading
“God, Where Are You?” (or, A Theodicy Odyssey) INTRODUCTION – Genesis 3:1-19 – I have long appreciated Vera Hall’s 1937 version of “Trouble So Hard.” The line “Don’t nobody know my troubles but God” is intensely comforting. Some people know some of our troubles, but God knows all of them.Continue Reading
