Author - Joel Biermann

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Joel Biermann is the Waldemar A. and June Shuette Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. Outside the classroom, he and his wife, Jeannalee, keep active with the city’s many offerings (he routinely loses to her in singles pickleball). They both especially enjoy spending time with their children and eleven grandchildren.

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Why Do Good People Do Bad Things? The Problem of Free Will

Joel Biermann4 months ago

Admittedly, this is not one of the first questions people ask. Much more common is the question, Why do bad things happen to good people? For Christians, though, an equally disturbing question is: Why do good people do bad things? It is a...

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