Youtag:you.cowpi.com,2008://72008-07-14T18:20:31Za prayerful conversationMovable Type Personal 4.1You Don't Have To Prove Anythingtag:you.cowpi.com,2008://7.24452008-07-14T18:19:32Z2008-07-14T18:20:31ZThere is a line from a William Stafford poem: "It's for the best," my mother said, "Nothing can ever be wrong for anyone truly good." And then I look at the suffering Jesus endured, and the suffering of all people....iHermit at CowPiFour Things Guaranteedtag:you.cowpi.com,2008://7.24442008-07-13T07:29:35Z2008-07-13T07:33:43ZIn Oklahoma, four things are guaranteed: a cracked windshield, termites, hail/wind damage, and seeing daily a pickup truck hauling a mattress....iHermit at CowPiDoubting Thomastag:you.cowpi.com,2008://7.24432008-07-03T19:18:13Z2008-07-03T19:36:55ZToday is the feast day for Saint Thomas the Apostle. I chose Thomas (or maybe he chose me) for my patron saint for my baptism/confirmation a few years ago. I have an affinity for Thomas, partly because it took me...iHermit at CowPiGod and Evil -- Part 5 (An Emotional Approach)tag:you.cowpi.com,2008://7.24422008-06-15T20:35:11Z2008-06-22T02:23:05ZSee part 4 or the introduction. An Emotional Approach The first section of this multi-part post discusses the mystery of God and the mystery of evil from an intellectual approach, via McCabe (and St. Thomas Aquinas). The conclusion is that...iHermit at CowPiGod and Evil -- Part 4 (An Intellectual Approach)tag:you.cowpi.com,2008://7.24412008-06-15T20:03:39Z2008-06-22T02:22:24ZSee part 3 or the introduction. Thus the defense of exhibit B is different from exhibit A. Since there is no good at all, except incidentally, in a morally evil act, in evil done, there is nothing created there, hence...iHermit at CowPi