The following is the eulogy for Joshua Baranieski who left us suddenly at the age of nineteen. It was given by Murray Owen at St Albert Alliance Church on June 20th 2008. The heartfelt tribute celebrates Josh and explores the tradgedy of the believer.
A Tribute to Josh
In his tragic accident on Sunday, June [...]
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Grace – A Tribute to My Father
Posted in Aletheia Forum, Problem of Evil, tagged Forgiveness, Grace, Heaven, Ken Owen Parksville BC Canada, The Lord's Prayer, Tribute on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A memorial tribute given by Murray Owen on the death of his father, Ken Owen in June of 2005 at Southgate Alliance Church, Edmonton, Alberta. Ken was not a Christian in the way Evanglicals would define salvation, but Ken was saved by God in the way so many of us are, by Grace. The tribute speaks to Ken’s life and how the Biblical scriptures define salvation by Grace.
How Do Buddhists Do the Problem of Evil?
Posted in Aletheia Forum, Human Rights, Problem of Evil, tagged Buddhism, Chrisitianity, Desire, Problem of Evil, Religion, Suffering, Vice, Virtue on February 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The simple answer is that they don’t. For Buddhism, it’s the problem of desire. Christianity has the problem, not Buddhism. Why is this? Buddhism starts with the problem of evil, suffering or “dukkha,” as its first statement of faith in the four noble truths. However, it is not the problem we think. Buddhism concedes that [...]
Critiquing Christians: A Founders Warning
Posted in Aletheia Forum, Economics, Human Rights, Problem of Evil, tagged Christianity, Debt, Forgiveness, Kingdom of God, Money, Religion, Santification, Temptation, The Lord's Prayer on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Critiquing Christians: The Lord’s Prayer, A Founders Warning
The Lord’s Prayer is one of the most recited and well known prayers worldwide. Yet, it is probably the least understood. We speak it so freely and frequently in Western society implying we understand its message. As a child, I memorized the prayer, but not until college did [...]
Evil: The Dark Night of the Soul
Posted in Aletheia Forum, Human Rights, Problem of Evil on February 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The problem of evil has many faces. Unfortunately, none of them are pretty, but all of them very real. Elie Wiesel book, Night, is one of those faces.
The believer’s tragedy is how a good God could allow such suffering and injustice. Is God good? Is God all powerful? Evil can’t be glossed over in theoretical [...]
Framing the Problem of Evil
Posted in Aletheia Forum, Problem of Evil, tagged Evil, Problem of Evil on February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is based on the book UNSPEAKABLE: “Facing up to evil in an age of genocide and terror.” By Os Guinness
A five week study of seven questions raised by evil in our world.
For the next five Sundays, I’ll lead us in a discussion on the Christian’s understanding and response to evil (head, heart, and [...]
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