Our Sunday morning began with my talented friend, Kevin, singing REM's song "Everybody Hurts." Not only did he do a great job & capture people's attention, he set the stage for our whole morning. Lane did a great job preaching. He asked two questions: #1. Why does God allow so much suffering? #2. If God knew that people would choose to not love Him, why did He follow through with creation? To hear the sermon, go here.

I also recommended a book on Sunday that is one of the best that I've read with this topic. It's both insightful and enjoyable. To read the review I wrote about it, go here. You can also pick it up downstairs in our Soul Cafe.