Daily Archives: May 24, 2010

Free Will Defense; Small; Astronomical Metaphor; Computer Rabbis; Living Traditions; God, not Pharaoh; LOST Fatigue

Posted on May 24, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

1. William P. Young, The Shack, page 164: Mack asks an angel (or whatever she is) why God didn’t stop the murder of his daughter, Missy.  The angel responds: “[God] doesn’t stop a lot of things that cause him pain.  … Continue reading →

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Was Jacob Wrong?

Posted on May 24, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

Here are some more thoughts about LOST.  Maybe Jacob was wrong when he believed that the light on the island was necessary to sustain the earth and the people on it.  He was wrong about other things.  At one point, … Continue reading →

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Purgatory Is Created; Christian Shepard Is Virgil

Posted on May 24, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

Okay, here’s my LOST theory, before I go to bed! The nuclear blast that Juliet caused created a sort of purgatory—a transition to the afterlife.  This purgatory is what we have known as the “flash sideways” for this season.  Whereas … Continue reading →

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