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February 10, 2020
Title: Watson Grinding and Manufacturing Tragedy
Topic: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Us?
Discussed by Eric Dick
with Eric Dick Law Firm (www.dicklawfirm.com)
Disclaimer: Please do not construe any statement made during this
interview as legal advice. Always consult your attorney for advice on this and
other legal issues.
On Friday, January 24, 2020, around 4:15 AM, there was a tragic explosion at
Watson Grinding and Manufacturing in Houston, TX. Eric Dick discusses how those
affected after a tragedy like this can seek to be made whole, compensated for
the loss of property, wages, emotional trauma ….
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Do bad things sometimes happen to good people?
How far did the Watson Grinding and Manufacturing explosion reach?
Do people who live in the affected area need to be leery of “door knockers”?
Erik suggests contacting your insurance company directly. This is great advice
after ANY natural or other disaster.
What rights do businesses have in a situation like this?
Why did the Founding Fathers believe that the right to a trial by jury (7th
Amendment) is so important?
In the case of Watson Grinding and Manufacturing… Should there be more zoning
laws put in place to protect home owners and businesses in the vicinity?
For more information on this and other legal issues, you can contact Erik Dick
here or call 832.207.2007.
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August 3, 2018
Title: Why is There So Much Suffering?
Topic: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Us?
Discussed by Vicar Melvin Tinker
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 5
This week, the Reverend Vicar Melvin Tinker is the Special Guest during the Biblical Literacy segments. Melvin Tinker is the Parish Priest at St. John Newland in Hull, England. Listen each day this week as he discusses the age-old question: “Why is There So Much Suffering?”
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What did the Greek philosopher Socrates write about suffering?
What did the Greek philosopher Epictetus write about suffering?
Listen as The Reverend Vicar Melvin Tinker tells a story about a horrific terrorist attack at a church in South Africa… How can you trust God through that kind of suffering?
Another scenario: What if your life is “perfect”? You find someone to spend your life with. You get married. You have kids. They never get sick or hurt. You have a great job, house, 2 cars… Who knows you are a Christian? What if something bad did happen? Would those around you realize that you are a Christian? “The ideal life is nothing, unless it is the tested life,” The Reverend Vicar Melvin Tinker concludes.
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August 2, 2018
Title: Why is There So Much Suffering
Topic: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Us?
Discussed by Vicar Melvin Tinker
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 4
This week, the Reverend Vicar Melvin Tinker is the Special Guest during the Biblical Literacy segments. Melvin Tinker is the Parish Priest at St. John Newland in Hull, England. Listen each day this week as he discusses the age-old question: “Why is There So Much Suffering?”
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Christian writer, Dr. John Start, once said: “I could never believe in God if it were not for the cross… In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who is immune from it?”
God is all-powerful. He is also all-knowing. But, is God’s power always what we think it is? Does His power sometimes come from something awful – like the death of Jesus on the cross?
Do you know why you trust God who knows why, even when you don’t?
What if your entire family was killed by a drunk driver? Jerry Sittser’s family was and he absolutely grieved and suffered. He wrote a book, “A Grace Disguised”, which detailed how his soul grew through his loss.
In her book, “Blessings”, Mary Craig reveals how two of her four sons were born with severe abnormalities. She writes about “redemptive suffering”. Listen to hear how she describes suffering…
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August 1, 2018
Title: Why is There So Much Suffering
Topic: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Us?
Discussed by Vicar Melvin Tinker
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 3
This week, the Reverend Vicar Melvin Tinker is the Special Guest during the Biblical Literacy segments. Melvin Tinker is the Parish Priest at St. John Newland in Hull, England. Listen each day this week as he discusses the age-old question: “Why is There So Much Suffering?”
Questions/Issues Discussed:
The Reverend Vicar Melvin Tinker says this, referencing Romans 1: “God is like that sun in the solar system of our lives. If He is removed from the center of our thinking then our thinking and behavior gets warped and out of control. Then, soon, the whole of society begins to disintegrate.”
What is the ultimate purpose of suffering? Tinker quotes Viktor Frankl on logotherapy: “Men and women can endure any amount of suffering so long as they know they ‘why’ for their existence.”
How should Christians approach suffering? Tinker discusses the life of Baroness Caroline Cox, who was considered the “Mother Teresa of the War-Torn Poor”. She made a great impact on many, many lives.
What is “infleshment”? It’s like “incarnation…”
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July 31, 2018
Title: Why is There So Much Suffering
Topic: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Us?
Discussed by Vicar Melvin Tinker
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 2
This week, the Reverend Vicar Melvin Tinker is the Special Guest during the Biblical Literacy segments. Melvin Tinker is the Parish Priest at St. John Newland in Hull, England. Listen each day this week as he discusses the age-old question: “Why is There So Much Suffering?”
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What are some responses to suffering? Listen as the Reverend Vicar Melvin Tinker reads an English limerick from Sunny Deal…
Is God like Dr. Frankenstein?
What makes suffering morally unacceptable?
Is all suffering evil? Or, does it become evil in certain circumstances?
Pain is a reflex. Pain can be healthy. Pain can be punishment.
What is the cause of suffering?
What does John Piper say about suffering?
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July 30, 2018
Title: Why is There So Much Suffering
Topic: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Us?
Discussed by Vicar Melvin Tinker
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 1
This week, the Reverend Vicar Melvin Tinker is the Special Guest during the Biblical Literacy segments. Melvin Tinker is the Parish Priest at St. John Newland in Hull, England. Listen each day this week as he discusses the age-old question: “Why is There So Much Suffering?”
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Listen as The Reverend Vicar Melvin Tinker reads a story from a man in a Jewish concentration camp…
This prisoner, named Primo, wrote: “If there is an Auschwitz, then there can be no God.” Years later, Viktor Frankl, who was at the same concentration camp, countered: “Amongst those that actually went through the experience of Auschwitz, the number of those whose religious life was deepened in spite of…their experience by far exceeds those who gave up their beliefs.”
So what is pain? What is suffering? These are problems for atheists… If there is no God, then why do they shake their fists at Him?
Listen as The Reverend Vicar Melvin Tinker compares suffering to a broken flagstone and a puzzle…
Even Christians take issue with suffering… Is there a place for suffering in a Christian’s life? Tinker says this: “Just because God is good and all-powerful doesn’t mean evil will disappear. Can you remove one and keep the other?”
What are some responses to suffering? Tune in tomorrow as The Reverend Vicar Melvin Tinker discusses more about Buddhism and Christian Scientists.
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January 17, 2014
Title: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Us?
Topic: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Us?
Discussed by Father Robert Cormier
with The Faith Kit http://www.TheFaithKit.org
Part 1 of 4
Father Robert Cormier of Newark, New Jersey, says most people have faith
backwards.
You must practice your faith and exercise it, like an athlete.
Prepare yourself by reading the Word. And don’t just have faith during the good
times – it’s during the bad times that we need Him the most.
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Title: Part 2 of 4
Topic: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Us?
Discussed by Father Robert Cormier
with The Faith Kit http://www.TheFaithKit.org
God made us in His image so we
could live a life forever with Him in heaven. He wants us to know Him. He wants
us to have faith in Him.
For non-believers, having faith in God is nearly impossible. Even for
Christians, when we go through the valley, it’s hard to trust Him.
Faith is not only rational, but it’s also scientific. Father Cormier puts it
this way: “Have you ever seen an electron? No? If you touch a live wire, what
will happened? Why? It’s the same with God and faith.”
Listen in as he explains.
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Title: Part 3 of 4
Topic: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Us?
Discussed by Father Robert Cormier
with The Faith Kit http://www.TheFaithKit.org
Everyone has gone
through struggles that have tested their faith. James Dobson has
said many times that half of those listening right now are in the middle of a
life-crisis, and the other half are either just coming out of the pits, or
tonight, before they get home, they will be faced with a life-crisis. One
person’s life crisis is not the same as someone else’s.
We have all wondered…..
Does God “allow” these bad times to affect us? Are they part of His
plan? Why do “bad things” happen to “good people”?
So, how do we keep our faith through the valleys? How can we help others who are
struggling with understanding?
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Title: Part 4 of 4
Topic: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Us?
Discussed by Father Robert Cormier
with The Faith Kit http://www.TheFaithKit.org
How should someone face a life crisis when it happens? How can
we help others?
In his new book, “Better than We Believe”, Father Robert Cormier uses real-life
stories to teach lessons about faith in difficult times.
Log on to www.TheFaithKit.org to order a copy of Father Cormier’s great book.
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