Category Archives: God’s Sovereignty

In commenting on the recent accidents of the Boeing 737 Max, one expert cited the poor airmanship of the pilots involved.  “He showed how all four pilots failed to cope appropriately—one of them, in fact, turning to prayer as a … Continue reading →

A writer for an aviation themed magazine accompanied a mission trip to Mexico.  The purpose of the trip was to address medical needs of a population of migrant farm workers.  The writer claimed to be a Christian but stated she … Continue reading →

It was June in 1943 when a B-17 bomber left the west coast of the United States headed to the war in Europe.  Night fell shortly after they took off and they disappeared into that night.  A search in the … Continue reading →

I have been reading through the Old Testament recently and was struck again by the way God has worked in history.  One example is Naaman who was the commander of the army of the king of Syria.  The Bible tells … Continue reading →

So many times I have heard someone ask:   Can God make a square circle?  The intent of asking this question is to demonstrate God cannot do everything; that he is not omnipotent.  It is an effort to bring God down … Continue reading →

One of the consequences of the existence of evil in our world is the price children pay for this evil.  Children are innocent; they can do little to defend themselves.  Yet they too suffer pain because of the evil in … Continue reading →

It was probably because I had just finished John Hick’s book Evil and the God of Love [1] that it struck me so.  This week I watched the movie Exodus [2] and my mind just rebelled against the notion that … Continue reading →

In his book God, Faith, and Reason, Michael Savage quotes another author who makes the argument that God is not omnipotent because he permits all the evil in our world. [1] However, the definition of God, “the one Supreme Being; … Continue reading →

Does God control all aspect of our lives?  Verses like the ones quoted below would indicate that he does. In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord  by the mouth of Jeremiah might … Continue reading →

In the last blog we quoted the apostle Paul:  “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”   (Romans 8:28 ESV).  Paul puts two conditions … Continue reading →