The heavens are neither geocentric, nor even heliocentric, but Christocentric. It is the cross and the crucified and risen Jesus who has the whole world, and each of us, in his nail scarred hands.
Humanity, despite our best efforts, cannot answer the question as to why God allows evil to occur.
This is an excerpt from the Chapter 7 of Being Family by Scott Keith (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 72-74.

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These teachings are the heart of the Reformation…If it is about you, it isn’t about Jesus.
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By focusing intently on what one wants to avoid, we often crash right into the moral hazard we are trying to evade.
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I hear voices in my head accusing me, telling me these sins will be there on the Day of Judgment unless I make atonement.
I spend a lot of time talking to people in coffee shops. Some share my Christian faith, some are exploring and questioning faith and others have left the church, having had a crisis of faith.
We focus on what we have, what we don't have, and how and when God is going to give us what we need. This the opposite of faith.