October 7, 2011
Jobian Musings
David A. Fiensy offers three readings of the book of Job, exploring how suffering challenges assumptions about blessing and leads believers toward a deeper understanding of God.
Articles for tag: suffering
February 6, 2011
Pep Rally Jesus and Other Youthful Myths
Jim Herbst challenges the promise of “Pep Rally Jesus,” reflecting on suffering, ministry disappointment, illness, funerals, and the resurrection hope that outlasts earthly guarantees.
September 1, 2010
Growing Like Jesus: No Pain, No Gain
LeRoy Lawson reflects on how grief, loss, and suffering have shaped his spiritual growth, offering a candid testimony that pain often teaches what success cannot.
March 31, 2010
This, too, Shall Pass
Mark A. Taylor reflects on winter, Easter, and the resurrection hope that reminds Christians every hardship will pass and life in Christ extends beyond the grave.
March 21, 2010
Building Bonds Between Elders and Ministers (Part 1)
Mark A. Taylor reflects on discouragement, brokenness, and the hope Christians have because Jesus promised both trouble in this world and victory beyond it.
March 17, 2010
Life Is Hard, and That’s OK
Mark A. Taylor reflects on broken churches, ministries, workplaces, and relationships—and why Jesus’ promise to overcome the world gives Christians courage in the face of trouble.
January 11, 2009
The Power and Potential of “Not-Thank-You”
Ethan Magness reflects on a child’s bedtime prayer to show how honest prayer can hold gratitude and lament together before a good and caring God.
August 20, 2006
How Can You Claim That God Is Good and Loving . . . ? (Part 2)
Conversations With Skeptics features Jeff Vines responding to three major questions about evil, suffering, and Hell. Includes download details and a short sample excerpt from the first article.
August 13, 2006
How Can We Believe in God with So Much Evil in the World? (Part 1)
Jeff Vines recounts a tense dinner in Brisbane where skeptics challenge his faith with hard questions about evil, suffering, and hell—an excerpt from the resource “A Conversation With Skeptics.”
March 19, 2006
Second Guessing God
Brian Jones explores why suffering, disappointment, and devastating circumstances can shake our faith—and how trials can ultimately become instruments of spiritual transformation, perseverance, and recovered joy.
December 4, 2005
Listen to the Flip Side
Cora Alley reflects on cancer, suffering, and the unexpected spiritual value of life’s “flip side,” showing how pain can deepen prayer, perseverance, gratitude, witness, and hope.
