Suffering
Long-Suffering Faith
There is a famous saying in western culture, “Time heals all wounds.” Anyone who has endured deep suffering knows that sentiment is incomplete. Yes, time may settle raw emotions. It can provide helpful perspective. Yet, time itself has no healing power.
Forget Not the Wilderness
It was a brisk November evening in 2022. Winter’s chill had settled in, wrapping the world in clouds that promised a cold night ahead. But the air was filled with the laughter of children clutching bright plastic shovels, their excitement lighting up the gathering.
Three Tips for Surviving the Spiritual Wilderness
God leads us through the wilderness to teach us to depend upon his daily provision and to show us what’s in our hearts. Trials are a window into our spiritual condition. They will either refine faith or expose faithlessness. If we’re going through something difficult and our response is to lash out and sin, God […]
Walking by Faith Isn’t Wishful Thinking
We are not merely hoping for the best outcome, we are assured of the greatest outcome—the coming of God’s Kingdom. Our faith doesn’t work like a magic eight ball, trying to tell us every detail of our lives, but our faith is knowledgeable.
Making Our Bed in Hell
[I]nstead of having no words to say, we can say with a heavy heart and an unfailing faith that there is a day coming with no sorrows. A great High Priest who knows more about being forsaken and sorrowful unto death than any of us. The clouds are dark, the waters deep, but we are not without hope.
