Why were Adam and Eve evicted from Eden? Common theology holds that they surrendered the virtue upon partaking of the "fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil." God could no longer tolerate their presence. In the mournful, "Adam? Where are you?" I hear not judgment, but parental heartbreak. An ill child … Continue reading Eviction
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Controversy swirls around the effectiveness of prayer. Scientists reject it, and even Jesus confronted its limits in Gethsemane. ("Father, take this cup from me" with the implied rebuke leading to "Not my will, but yours be done.") Those of us less enlightened often find ourselves disappointed by the response to our prayers. To guide our … Continue reading Praying Well
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