I was blessed today to read an interview by Todd Bolen. You can see the whole interview at: http://rawchristianity.wordpress.com/ Todd led me on a trip through the Holy Land…of which I’ll always be grateful. Here’s the section of his interview which I found moving:

I have not suffered very much. I know [...]

Most people think of death as an ending. Instead, Scripture describes death as a PENALTY. Every human being is immortal. C.S. Lewis wrote, “You have never met a mere mortal.” We are all immortal, but not eternal. This gets a little deep but people can’t be thought of eternal because [...]

“Sometimes I would like to ask God why He allows poverty,
suffering, and injustice when He could do something about it.”
“Well, why don’t you ask Him?”
“Because I’m afraid He would ask me the same question.”
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