Answering the Question of Evil Part 1
"Why do I face trouble?" One of the reasons I love living in NYC is meeting people with diverse backgrounds. Each person’s life could fill a library of stories and many of these lives intersect and cross with so many other lives that it is like a tapestry of world history intersecting in one place and time. One part of that tapestry is dark. As we view some strands of life, we connect with some of the worst parts of world history. I remember speaking with a dear lady in Brooklyn several years ago. I approached her on the street and tried to begin a conversation about spiritual things. She was not interested in changing her opinion about God. She thought God was evil and did even want to hear what I had to say about God’s goodness in conquering evil. In listening to her story I realized that she had faced more evil than I will ever even see. She was one of the few survivors of a Nazi prison camp. She showed me the number tattooe...