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Divine Gift-love & Evil

If God is all-good, all-powerful and all-wise, why is there evil in the world He created? This is one of the most difficult questions a person can ask and, thus, the subject matter needs to be handled with care. The approach one takes when responding to the problem of evil depends on the perspective of […]

R. L. Solberg 7 years agoDecember 22, 2022

Faith Personal Philosophy

An Open Letter to My Wife on Our Anniversary

Dear Deb, I have a confession to make. I didn’t know what I was doing on June 11, 1991, when I asked you to marry me. I hadn’t thought things through. I didn’t consult a list to see if you “checked all the boxes,” or consider how I was going to support us. I just […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years agoJuly 3, 2021

Faith Personal Philosophy

Comfort v. Truth

In a recent conversation with a beloved family member the topic turned to religion and the different things people believe. I told him I’d recently enrolled in classes at a seminary and was planning to pursue a master’s degree in theology. After explaining the path that led me to this decision he replied that he […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years agoNovember 21, 2020

Apologetics Faith Philosophy

The Problem of Omniscience

This is the last in a series of articles addressing Irish writer Michael Nugent’s “twenty reasons why God seems implausible,” as he explained them in a debate with Dr. William Lane Craig in March of this year. During Mr. Nugent’s opening remarks he listed twenty or so reasons in rapid-fire succession, each leading into the […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years agoMarch 9, 2021

Apologetics Faith Philosophy

God & the Nature of Goodness

This is the fourth in a series of five articles addressing Irish writer Michael Nugent’s twenty reasons why God seems implausible, as he explained them in a debate with Dr. William Lane Craig in March of this year. During Nugent’s opening remarks he listed twenty or so reasons in rapid-fire succession, each leading into the […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years agoMarch 9, 2021

Apologetics Faith Philosophy

The Problem of Perfection

This is the third in a series of five articles addressing Irish writer Michael Nugent’s “twenty reasons why God seems implausible,” as he explained them in a debate with Dr. William Lane Craig in March of this year. During Mr. Nugent’s opening remarks he listed twenty or so reasons in rapid-fire succession, each leading into […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years agoMarch 9, 2021

Apologetics Faith Philosophy

The Impossibility of a Changeless God

This is the second in a series of five articles addressing Irish writer Michael Nugent’s “twenty reasons why God seems implausible,” as he explained them in a debate with Dr. William Lane Craig in March of this year. During Nugent’s opening remarks he listed twenty or so reasons in rapid-fire succession, each leading into the […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years agoMarch 9, 2021

Apologetics Faith Philosophy

Mr. Nugent’s Free for All

I first heard of Michael Nugent, the chair of Atheist Ireland, while watching a debate on the question “Does God Exist?” that occurred in March of this year at University College Cork, Ireland. He was debating William Lane Craig, of Reasonable Faith. During Nugent’s opening remarks I was impressed with what he referred to as […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years agoMarch 9, 2021

Apologetics Culture Faith Philosophy

On Falling Apples & Geography

There is certainly some truth to the old saying, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”. Like it’s close cousin, “a chip off the old block”, it refers to a parent and child having very similar beliefs, personalities or behaviors. Out in the Greater Twitterverse it’s also the basis for a very common argument […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years agoNovember 21, 2020

Apologetics Faith Philosophy

On Finding God

I’ve noticed a trend on Twitter and I’m not sure if it’s representative of the world at large, or a phenomenon of the social media. The vast majority of the atheists I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with on Twitter have attempted to disabuse me of my faith through mockery and personal insults, rather than reason and logic. […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years ago