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And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.  For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God (John 3:19-21).

For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous. Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you (1 John 3:11-13).

Last week I received three emails from a person who did not reveal his name.  He was very critical of some writing I have done on the internet.  To give you a sense of the tone of the posts, note the following quote: Continue reading “Evil Hates the Light” →

The above title was the headline of a Fort Worth Star Telegram commentary by Pop Culture critic Miki Turner.  The first line of the article reads, “Where was God on Sept. 11, 2001?”

The commentary was a reaction to the author’s advance viewing of a special, set to air Tuesday, Sept. 3 on Public Television, entitled Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero.  Turner writes that the special, “does a fine job of soliciting myriad responses from theologians, clergy, educators, authors, survivors of victims — even an opera singer.  Some of these have lost faith in someone or something they cannot see.” Continue reading “Was God MIA on 9-11?” →