#6014 Did God Create Cancer?

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Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy explore the question of whether God created cancer, discussing themes of sin, brokenness, and the understanding of evil and suffering in Christianity.

Send us a Text Message - include your name! Did God create cancer? In this episode of Faith Over Breakfast, Pastor Eric and Pastor Andy do their best to wrestle with that question. They draw from Augustine and Irenaeus, and they talk through sin, brokenness, creation, and the bigger “cosmic” storyline that shapes how Christians have understood evil and suffering. Along the way, they bring in themes from relational theology and try to speak with both honesty and care. You may still have ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Pastor Eric, Pastor Andy

Topics covered

• theology
• suffering
• evil
• creation
• sin
• brokenness

Keywords

• cancer
• God
• theology
• suffering
• evil
• creation
• Augustine
• Irenaeus

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