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Dear God: The Holy Spirit and the Conscience
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Dear God, All we hear about these days in the Gospels is that Jesus is going bye-bye and that you are sending us this thing called the “Advocate.” In the 17th chapter of the Gospel of John’s, it’s more of the same: Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come.…
God and Suffering: The Fascinating Blogalogue
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Beyond Blue
Often on Beyond Blue, we’ve discussed the problem of suffering, and where God is in all of it. We’ve debated how God can be good and all-powerful when so many people live with chronic illnesses like depression and poverty and disease. I wanted to excerpt a few paragraphs from the fascinating blogalogue on Beliefnet between…
Barbara on the Self-Esteem File
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Beyond Blue reader Barbara (formerly Babs) nailed the purpose of the self-esteem file in her letter to Margaret on the combox of my post “Margaret on Releasing Fears.” Articulated so beautiful, Barbara says this to Margaret: Dear Margaret, You mentioned that a lot of your problems centered around your dad. So have mine. But this…
Dear God: Addiction and Your Advocate
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Beyond Blue
Dear God, In John’s Gospel, Jesus says this to your disciples: If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows him. But…
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