Is God willing to prevent evil but not able? Is He then impotent? Is God able to prevent evil but not willing? Is He then malevolent? If is both willing and able, whence then is evil? These ancient questions posed by the Greek philosopher Epicurus, in 300 B.C.E., have yet to find a satisfactory answer. A prominent Indianapolis Presbyterian minister sat across from his wife in their living room. It was 10 days before Christmas in 1996. This scene would not have been unusual save for the fact that both the pastor and his wife were bound tightly in chairs, facing each other, by two intruders....
Is God willing to prevent evil but not able? Is He then impotent? Is God able to prevent evil but not willing? Is He then malevolent? If is both willi...
The adventures of White Wing are not simply products of my imagination alone. On a small lake near my sunporch, I have observed all the creatures this book describes. A large flock of geese, numerous mallard and wood ducks, with several great blue herons are frequent visitors. A family of box turtles sun themselves on rocks close to the lakeshore. A Cooper's hawk often drifts above the lake, riding thermals without efffort. At night I can sometimes hear the mournful call of a great horned owl in chorus with rough croakings of bull frogs seeking a mate. It is curious that one large white Pekin...
The adventures of White Wing are not simply products of my imagination alone. On a small lake near my sunporch, I have observed all the creatures this...