Tag: evil
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Overcoming Evil With Good
Living Romans 12 in a Fractured World A Curious Pilgrim Reflection There are passages in Paul’s letter to the Romans that feel almost impossible when we place them beside the realities of modern life. Division. Anger. Political hostility. Religious conflict. Social media outrage. Family wounds. Violence. Loneliness. Fear. And yet Paul writes: “Live in harmony…
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Loving What God Loves, Hating What God Hates
Psalm 97 is a song of joy and awe. Yet tucked inside this praise is a verse that can trouble modern readers “The Lord loves those who hate evil;he preserves the lives of his saintsand delivers them from the hand of the wicked.” (Psalm 97:10) At first hearing, this can sound conditional—almost as if God’s…