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04/20/2023 – Chapter 24 fellowship – “Suffering” / How do we grapple with: “that this suffering means not that you are less loved by God, or judged to be less worthy, but more…” (Yes, I submit the prosperity gospel is “bunk”)

Last chapter was really my first criticism of Peter Kreeft. Well, I am back on course in Chapter 24!

I don’t know of any messenger of Christ that has gone …

04/15/2023 – Chapter 23 fellowship – “Failures”

Let me capsulize the three type of failures outlined by Kreeft:

Physical sufferings that come to us, independent from our actions and moral choices: It is rare that I take …

03/25/2023 – Chapter 22 Discussion – “Peace” // “Because He has made us for Himself, therefore our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.” St. Augustine – “Confessions”- written 397 A.D. – 400 A.D.

Recounted are the 3 stages of life:

Restlessness of the heart that has not yet found God.Post-conversion peace, the peace the world cannot give. (Romans 8:28)Perfect heavenly peace

“We cannot enjoy true …

03/16/2023 – Chapter 21 Discussion – “The Future”

I would like to share two short excerpts from this four page chapter:

“God has told us the most important thing we can possibly know about our future. He has …

02/15/2023 – Chapter 20 – “When to Find God: The Sacrament of the Present Moment.”

An excerpt:

I would like to share the last paragraph on pg #101 with the wrap up paragraphs of this chapter 20:

“Buddha argued that desire always causes suffering because …