The Asian Wave
Discussion Board
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Rev Gary Kennedy, 07 April 2005 Anglican PriestGary disagrees with the response to his earlier posting, particularly on the subject of theodicy. He goes on to say that if we allow God not to be all-seeing and all-powerful, then we can still hold onto a loving God, who walks besides us, suffers with us learns with us. more>
Rev Gary Kennedy, 24 March 2005 Anglican PriestGary challenges Rob Cook on a number of aspects - asking if anyone still holds a Calvinist view or is Rob fighting old battles? He asks whether life is really a gift for the majority of people in the world who suffer and is it not just the rich who 'enjoy this wonderful planet in all its glory?' He finishes on the issue of prayer saying 'divine intervention' does not happen in response to prayer. more>
Neil Rees, 21 February 2005 International Co-ordinator, World HorizonsAs always, Neil contributes a number of profound thoughts on a range of challenging issues including: finding refreshment in the concept of distancing evangelism from relief and a challenge to the whole Church to widen our horizons to enable us to recognise God's activity. He concludes with a startling statistic: Whilst nearly a quarter of the globe lives on less than $2 per day, each European cow receives more than this in agricultural subsidies – it seems we love our cows more than the world’s poor! more>
John Thomson, 06 February 2005 John expresses misgivings about a lack of focus on the sovereignty of God. He wonders whether we can see natural disasters as an anticipation of the 'Day of the Lord'. If so, then an appropriate response might be that God is warning us about where we stand with regard to these final events. more>
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