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Humanity
Made for Global Gladness
Next Sunday well over one billion people will watch the World Cup final match in Moscow, Russia. This is quite astounding. There are roughly seven billion people in the world—the world—and one in every seven of us will set apart time in our days (or nights!) to gather around a screen and watch men kick a ball around for 90 (or 120) minutes…
Review and Quotes from The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
In The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis addresses the age-old question of how there can be suffering while God is all-powerful and still good. I would not say that he answers the question in the best way, nor that I agree with some of his basic assumptions. But nevertheless, as he’s thinking about the subject in the book, he gives some fantastic insights and thoughts. As a result, this book is totally worth reading. And as is typical of Lewis, as you read, I found myself thinking things I’ve never thought before and seeing reality from new angles…