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July 1, 1997
Freedom
The problem of pain, of war and the horror of war, of poverty and disease is always confronting us. But a God who allows no pain, no grief, also allows no choice. There is little unfairness in a colony of ants, but also there is little freedom.
Most successful football players are free to perform at their best only when they know what the expectations are, where the limits stand. I see this as a biblical principle that also applies to life, a principle our society as a whole has forgotten; you can't enjoy true freedom without limits.
Hope
God's plan made a hopeful beginning,
But man spoiled his chances by sinning.
We trust that the story
Will end with God's glory,
But at present, the other side's winning.
Racial reconciliation
Racism isn't a bad habit; it's not a
mistake; it's a sin. The answer is not
sociology; it's theology.
One sign and wonder, biblically speaking, that alone can prove the power of the gospel is that of reconciliation. … Hindus can produce as many miracles as any Christian miracle worker. Islamic saints in India can produce and duplicate every miracle that has been produced by Christians. But they cannot duplicate the miracle of black and white together, of racial injustice being swept away by the power of the gospel.
Suffering
We ask less of this life because we know full well that more is coming in the next. The art of living with suffering is just the art of readjusting our expectations in the here and the now.
When you can go through contemporary life fudging and evading, indulging and slacking, never really hungry nor frightened nor passionately stirred—your first real contact with primary and elemental necessities will be the sweat of your deathbed.
Television
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