http://you.cowpi.com/ a prayerful conversation en Copyright 2008 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:19:32 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss There 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.... http://you.cowpi.com/2008/07/you_dont_have_to_prove_anything http://you.cowpi.com/2008/07/you_dont_have_to_prove_anything answer be-with-ness God goodness Jesus meaning poem purpose question suffering Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:19:32 -0600 In Oklahoma, four things are guaranteed: a cracked windshield, termites, hail/wind damage, and seeing daily a pickup truck hauling a mattress.... http://you.cowpi.com/2008/07/four_things_guaranteed http://you.cowpi.com/2008/07/four_things_guaranteed one sentence Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:29:35 -0600 Today 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... http://you.cowpi.com/2008/07/doubting_thomas http://you.cowpi.com/2008/07/doubting_thomas belief doubt Jesus liturgy Scripture Thomas the Apostle witness Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:18:13 -0600 See 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... http://you.cowpi.com/2008/06/god_and_evil_part_5_an_emotional_approach http://you.cowpi.com/2008/06/god_and_evil_part_5_an_emotional_approach Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:35:11 -0600 See 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... http://you.cowpi.com/2008/06/god_and_evil_part_4_an_intellectual_approach http://you.cowpi.com/2008/06/god_and_evil_part_4_an_intellectual_approach Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:03:39 -0600