Real Clear Religion<\/a> deputy Nicholas G. Hahn III just called me to say that it was my turn to do the weekend update. I was nearly inconsolable.<\/p>\n\u201cNick,\u201d I asked him, \u201chow can a good and loving God stick me with the weekend update?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d he said, \u201cbut it\u2019s your turn.\u201d<\/p>\n
Obviously, he\u2019s never heard of theodicy. Or guilt trips.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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