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The Patience of God

August 7th, 2007 | 1 min read

By Matthew Lee Anderson

Sometimes, it is difficult to not be frustrated with God.  After all, if he could change me into a saint in the twinkling of an eye, why wouldn't he?  In the words of the Psalmist, "How long, Oh Lord?"  How long must I toil and struggle and see so little progress in the seemingly interminable war against chaos?

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.