Article Archive — Allan Snodgrass

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Allan Snodgrass

Habakkuk's Tragedy
- Jul 16, 2026 Habakkuk 2:4 ʿuppělâ: Presumptuous Swelling and the Anatomy of Defiance
- Jul 9, 2026 Habakkuk 2:4 napšô as “Throat,” Not “Soul”: Distortion, Devouring, and the Moral Imagination
- Jul 2, 2026 Habakkuk 2:4: ʾEmûnâ: Divine Reliability as the Ground of Life
- Jun 25, 2026 Habakkuk 2:4 When God Seems Late but Is Never Unfaithful
- Jun 18, 2026 Habakkuk 2:4 When the Prophet Becomes the Paradigm: Habakkuk’s Journey from Complaint to Joy
- Jun 11, 2026 Habakkuk 2:4 When Sight and Promise Collide: Trusting God’s Word When Evidence Contradicts It
- Jun 4, 2026 Habakkuk 2:4 When God Promises Survival, Not Vindication
- May 28, 2026 Habakkuk 2:4 When Suffering Twists the Story: The Temptation to Distort God’s Word Under Pressure
- May 21, 2026 Habakkuk 2:4 When God Seems Late: The Vision That Sustains Us Through the Long Delay
- May 14, 2026 Habakkuk 2:4 When Strength Fails: Endurance Grounded in God’s Faithfulness, Not Our Own
- May 10, 2026 Habakkuk 1:12-17: Why This Prayer Is About Theodicy — Not God Using Babylon to Judge Judah
- May 7, 2026 Habakkuk 2:4 When God Doesn’t Explain: The Promise of Life in the Midst of Suffering
- Apr 30, 2026 Habakkuk 2:4: The Righteous, the Vision, and the Promise of Life
- Apr 16, 2026 When the World Breaks Open: Job, Habakkuk, and the Search for God in a Disordered Creation
- Apr 3, 2026 The Silent Weight of Tragedy: How Pain Reshapes Our View of God
- Mar 27, 2026 When God Feels Silent: How the Holy Spirit Keeps Christ Present When Everything Hurts
- Jan 30, 2026 Habakkuk’s Tragedy: God’s Role When the Unimaginable Happens
- Aug 11, 2025 Jesus Explains The Existence of Good and Evil
- Apr 30, 2025 The Torture of Remembering a Better Past
- Oct 6, 2024 Why Do Tragedies Happen
- Oct 5, 2024 How To Ask God Big Questions
- Oct 4, 2024 Habakkuk In 60 Seconds
- Sep 8, 2023 Understanding God and Evil in the Bible
- Aug 10, 2023 Beyond Mere Mistakes: A State of Being
- Jul 10, 2023 Leviathan
- Jun 18, 2023 He Owns It
Problem of Evil
- Aug 21, 2026 Autotheos and Nicene Orthodoxy: Reconsidering the Son’s Aseity in Light of Pro‑Nicene Grammar and the Limits of Privation Theodicy
- Jul 31, 2026 What Does the Book of Job Teach about Evil?
- Jul 28, 2026 What Is the Leviathan in the Book of Job?
- Jul 24, 2026 What Is the Behemoth in the Book of Job?
- Nov 17, 2025 Evil Is Real, and It Is Nothing
- Nov 11, 2025 The Allure of Privation
- Nov 7, 2025 When “Just Be Better” Isn’t Enough
- Oct 24, 2025 Job 38 and Pastoral Counseling
- Aug 11, 2025 Jesus Explains The Existence of Good and Evil
- May 6, 2025 How To Trust God When We Suffer
- May 1, 2025 Is God In Control When Tragedy Happens?
- Mar 13, 2025 The Shortcomings of Augustine’s Theory of Evil as Privation: Philosophical and Biblical Insufficiencies
- Feb 10, 2025 The Influence of Dualism on Augustine’s Understanding of the Problem of Evil
- Jan 15, 2025 The Evolution of Augustine’s Theodicy
- Nov 11, 2024 Jesus Faces Evil at Gethsemane
- Oct 5, 2024 How To Ask God Big Questions
- Oct 29, 2023 Seeing Life’s Difficulties from Jesus’ Perspective.
- Oct 28, 2023 Tragedy Is Not God Punishing You. The Bible Explains Why.
- Oct 27, 2023 Seeing Life’s Difficulties From Jesus’ Perspective
- Sep 8, 2023 Understanding God and Evil in the Bible
- Aug 10, 2023 Beyond Mere Mistakes: A State of Being
Christian Theology
- Aug 19, 2026 Modern Individualism and the Recovery of Identity, Freedom, and Dignity in the Church: Part II
- Aug 7, 2026 Modern Individualism and the Recovery of Identity, Freedom, and Dignity in the Church
- Jun 2, 2026 How Can a Sinner Stand Right Before a Holy God?
- May 29, 2026 When the God Who Justifies the Ungodly Leads Us Through Suffering
- May 26, 2026 Does True Love Require Free Will? Calvin’s Answer on Justification and Human Choice
- May 17, 2026 The Old Testament and the Cross
- May 15, 2026 Justification by Faith Alone: Calvin on the Instrument of Justification and Human Agency
- May 8, 2026 Does James Contradict Paul on Faith and Works?
- May 8, 2026 Rethinking Paul’s Gospel: How Substitutionary Atonement Reveals God’s Restorative Justice
- Apr 10, 2026 The Transforming Presence of Christ Through the Spirit: Why 2 Corinthians 3:17–18 Matters for Your Life
- Apr 2, 2026 Judas Betrayal: Free Will or God’s Sovereignty
- Jan 23, 2026 Preaching Religion or Preaching the Gospel: Why the Order Matters
- Jan 16, 2026 2 Timothy 4:1-8 Explained: How Suffering Refines Authentic Faith in Christ
- Jan 6, 2026 Why Paul Always Begins With the Gospel Before He Ever Talks About Obedience
- Jan 1, 2026 Deuteronomy 28 Explained: Why Misreading It Fuels Moralism in Today’s Churches
- Dec 3, 2025 Jesus Plus Something Else: Why Does the Old Galatian Error Feel So Familiar Today
- Oct 10, 2025 Functional Atheism
- Oct 10, 2024 Where Does Meaning Come From?
Tragedy
- May 22, 2026 How Long, O Lord? Lamenting Honestly as the Justified
- Mar 6, 2026 Steps For Helping Someone Experiencing Tragedy
- Jan 26, 2026 When Tragedy Becomes the Teacher: James 1:1–8 and the Strange Joy of Suffering
- Jan 7, 2026 When Tragedy Shatters Your Faith: Finding the Infinite God in Suffering
- Dec 17, 2025 Why Does God Allow Suffering? Finding Hope in His Sovereignty Over the Storm
- Oct 10, 2025 Functional Atheism
- Aug 11, 2025 Jesus Explains The Existence of Good and Evil
- May 6, 2025 How To Trust God When We Suffer
- Apr 30, 2025 The Torture of Remembering a Better Past
- Oct 5, 2024 How To Ask God Big Questions
- Oct 29, 2023 Seeing Life’s Difficulties from Jesus’ Perspective.
- Oct 28, 2023 Tragedy Is Not God Punishing You. The Bible Explains Why.
- Jul 10, 2023 Leviathan
Biblical Teaching
- Aug 19, 2026 Modern Individualism and the Recovery of Identity, Freedom, and Dignity in the Church: Part II
- Aug 7, 2026 Modern Individualism and the Recovery of Identity, Freedom, and Dignity in the Church
- May 6, 2026 When God Comes Looking: Why Luke 15 Shows Us a Savior Who Won’t Stop Seeking
- Apr 10, 2026 The Transforming Presence of Christ Through the Spirit: Why 2 Corinthians 3:17–18 Matters for Your Life
- Apr 2, 2026 Judas Betrayal: Free Will or God’s Sovereignty
- Jan 23, 2026 Preaching Religion or Preaching the Gospel: Why the Order Matters
- Jan 16, 2026 2 Timothy 4:1-8 Explained: How Suffering Refines Authentic Faith in Christ
- Jan 6, 2026 Why Paul Always Begins With the Gospel Before He Ever Talks About Obedience
- Jan 1, 2026 Deuteronomy 28 Explained: Why Misreading It Fuels Moralism in Today’s Churches
- Oct 10, 2024 Where Does Meaning Come From?
Book of Job
- Jul 31, 2026 What Does the Book of Job Teach about Evil?
- Jul 28, 2026 What Is the Leviathan in the Book of Job?
- Jul 24, 2026 What Is the Behemoth in the Book of Job?
- Apr 30, 2026 When Theological Confidence Becomes a Counterfeit Virtue
- Apr 23, 2026 When Innocent Suffering Shatters Our Explanations: What Job Teaches Us About Real‑World Tragedy
- Apr 16, 2026 When the World Breaks Open: Job, Habakkuk, and the Search for God in a Disordered Creation
- Oct 24, 2025 Job 38 and Pastoral Counseling
- May 1, 2025 Is God In Control When Tragedy Happens?
- Jul 10, 2023 Leviathan
Suffering
- Apr 23, 2026 When Innocent Suffering Shatters Our Explanations: What Job Teaches Us About Real‑World Tragedy
- Dec 17, 2025 Why Does God Allow Suffering? Finding Hope in His Sovereignty Over the Storm
- Oct 10, 2025 Functional Atheism
- Sep 17, 2025 Panic and Psalm 55
- Sep 12, 2025 Panic Attack Prayer
- May 9, 2025 Finding Comfort When Life Is Too Much
- May 1, 2025 Is God In Control When Tragedy Happens?
- Apr 30, 2025 The Torture of Remembering a Better Past
- Oct 6, 2024 Why Do Tragedies Happen
The Message of Job
- May 19, 2026 The Message of Job, by Daniel J. Simundson: Chapter 7
- May 12, 2026 The Message of Job, by Daniel J. Simundson: Chapter 6
- May 5, 2026 The Message of Job, by Daniel J. Simundson: Chapter 5
- Apr 29, 2026 The Message of Job, by Daniel J. Simundson: Chapter 4
- Apr 21, 2026 The Message of Job, by Daniel J. Simundson: Chapter 3
- Apr 14, 2026 The Message of Job, by Daniel J. Simundson: Chapter 2
- Apr 7, 2026 The Message of Job, by Daniel J. Simundson: Chapter 1
Jesus Parables
- May 6, 2026 When God Comes Looking: Why Luke 15 Shows Us a Savior Who Won’t Stop Seeking
- Mar 13, 2026 Finding Freedom from Anxiety: Luke 12:16-21 and Luke 16:19-31
- Feb 27, 2026 Becoming a Neighbor to the Broken: The Good Samaritan and the Ministry of Presence
- Feb 20, 2026 When Loss Leads Us Home: Finding God’s Mercy in the Prodigal Son
- Feb 13, 2026 Grace Over Grumbling: Finding Jesus in the Parable of the Two Lost Sons
- Feb 6, 2026 Luke 15 Explained: The Hidden Layers of the Prodigal Son Parable
Privation
- Aug 21, 2026 Autotheos and Nicene Orthodoxy: Reconsidering the Son’s Aseity in Light of Pro‑Nicene Grammar and the Limits of Privation Theodicy
- Nov 17, 2025 Evil Is Real, and It Is Nothing
- Nov 11, 2025 The Allure of Privation
- Mar 13, 2025 The Shortcomings of Augustine’s Theory of Evil as Privation: Philosophical and Biblical Insufficiencies
- Feb 10, 2025 The Influence of Dualism on Augustine’s Understanding of the Problem of Evil
- Jan 15, 2025 The Evolution of Augustine’s Theodicy
St. Augustine
- Aug 21, 2026 Autotheos and Nicene Orthodoxy: Reconsidering the Son’s Aseity in Light of Pro‑Nicene Grammar and the Limits of Privation Theodicy
- Nov 17, 2025 Evil Is Real, and It Is Nothing
- Nov 11, 2025 The Allure of Privation
- Mar 13, 2025 The Shortcomings of Augustine’s Theory of Evil as Privation: Philosophical and Biblical Insufficiencies
- Feb 10, 2025 The Influence of Dualism on Augustine’s Understanding of the Problem of Evil
- Jan 15, 2025 The Evolution of Augustine’s Theodicy
Christian Counseling
- Apr 30, 2026 When Theological Confidence Becomes a Counterfeit Virtue
- Mar 13, 2026 Finding Freedom from Anxiety: Luke 12:16-21 and Luke 16:19-31
- Mar 6, 2026 Steps For Helping Someone Experiencing Tragedy
- Nov 7, 2025 When “Just Be Better” Isn’t Enough
- Oct 3, 2025 The Mirage We Chase
Doctrine of God
- May 29, 2026 When the God Who Justifies the Ungodly Leads Us Through Suffering
- Jan 7, 2026 When Tragedy Shatters Your Faith: Finding the Infinite God in Suffering
- Jun 18, 2025 How Far Will God Go To Show How Much He Cares?
- Nov 11, 2024 Jesus Faces Evil at Gethsemane
- Jul 10, 2023 Leviathan
Book of Numbers
- May 6, 2025 How To Trust God When We Suffer
- Oct 29, 2023 Seeing Life’s Difficulties from Jesus’ Perspective.
- Oct 28, 2023 Tragedy Is Not God Punishing You. The Bible Explains Why.
- Oct 27, 2023 Seeing Life’s Difficulties From Jesus’ Perspective
Prodigal Son
- Feb 20, 2026 When Loss Leads Us Home: Finding God’s Mercy in the Prodigal Son
- Feb 13, 2026 Grace Over Grumbling: Finding Jesus in the Parable of the Two Lost Sons
- Feb 6, 2026 Luke 15 Explained: The Hidden Layers of the Prodigal Son Parable
Proper 19A
- Sep 13, 2026 Matthew 18 Explained: The God Who Entered Our Dust
- Sep 12, 2026 Romans 14 Explained: The Life Shaped by Mercy
- Sep 11, 2026 Psalm 103 Explained: The God Who Remembers Our Frame
Psalms
- May 22, 2026 How Long, O Lord? Lamenting Honestly as the Justified
- Sep 17, 2025 Panic and Psalm 55
- Sep 12, 2025 Panic Attack Prayer
Now My Eyes Have Seen You
- Jul 28, 2026 What Is the Leviathan in the Book of Job?
- Jul 24, 2026 What Is the Behemoth in the Book of Job?
The Good Samaritan
- Mar 6, 2026 Steps For Helping Someone Experiencing Tragedy
- Feb 27, 2026 Becoming a Neighbor to the Broken: The Good Samaritan and the Ministry of Presence
Book of Romans
- Jun 2, 2026 How Can a Sinner Stand Right Before a Holy God?
Henry Carl Snodgrass
- Jun 18, 2023 He Owns It
Letter of James
- Jan 26, 2026 When Tragedy Becomes the Teacher: James 1:1–8 and the Strange Joy of Suffering
Matthew 18:21-35
- Sep 13, 2026 Matthew 18 Explained: The God Who Entered Our Dust
Psalm 103:1-14
- Sep 11, 2026 Psalm 103 Explained: The God Who Remembers Our Frame
Romans 14:5-12
- Sep 12, 2026 Romans 14 Explained: The Life Shaped by Mercy