Life is not fair – Household Words:

LIFE IS FAIR, BUT LIFE IS NOT FAIR ALWAYS. 2 Thessalonians 1:6-8.

As a little junior philosopher, I looked up at my parents and said, “I think maybe everyone suffers the same amount in life, but it comes at different times—but in the end, it all evens out.” My parents were outraged. “That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard,” my dad said. “What about people bornContinue reading “LIFE IS FAIR, BUT LIFE IS NOT FAIR ALWAYS. 2 Thessalonians 1:6-8.”

BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE. Luke 1:6-7; Romans 8:18.

Consider the elderly parents of John the Baptist. They did not deserve to be barren: “They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commands of the Lord. And they had no child because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years” Luke 1:6-7. I watched a 40-minute videoContinue reading “BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE. Luke 1:6-7; Romans 8:18.”

The Gambler’s Fallacy.

The Gambler’s Fallacy looks at good fortune and says, I’m due! For example, if a coin toss resulted in heads twice in a row, the gambler’s fallacy says it will land on tails the third time, because tails is “due.” But the results of past coin flips have no impact on a future coin flip.Continue reading “The Gambler’s Fallacy.”

Blessings During a Global Disaster.

Does God always reward obedience? Do good people suffer? Do bad people enjoy pleasures? Is life “fair”? No. Remember, God is God. “He causes the rain to fall on the just and the unjust.” Matthew 5:45. We all get wet together. Some rains nurture, some rains destroy. And we suffer for corporate sin. What isContinue reading “Blessings During a Global Disaster.”