The Lord who protects.

The day before yesterday, I boarded a taxi at the taxi park near my work place. It was about 7.50pm.
The driver said ‘one-chance’, meaning, just one more passenger to fill up the taxi. I was glad, knowing I won’t have to wait for the cab to fill up and I would get home sooner. As soon as the vehicle started moving, the guy beside me started exclaiming that some hoodlums had taken/stolen his bag which contained his money and phone. 

Does God permit some bad things?

I recently had a 2 day long theological debate with one of my many dear friends who resides in the UK. We often chat via blackberry messenger. The subject matter was whether God permits certain trials and difficult situations in the life of a Christian, or whether all trials are orchestrated independently by the devil, without God’s permission.

This is going to be a long but very interesting read, so brace up.