Posts tagged Suffering

Not a Pointless Evil Throughout the Bible and church history, we see that God uses suffering to prepare and equip His servants for usefulness in …

Only in her early twenties, Darlene married a missionary and moved to Indonesia only to find herself in the path of the Japanese invasion of southeast Asia during World War II. Torn from her new husband and incarcerated in a women’s interment camp, Darlene learned to trust the Lord…

When someone passes into eternity it causes reflection. As people reflect on the life now departed, they are reminded about how that person influenced their …

Spiritual success requires suffering. There is no eternal reward without sacrifice. Jesus embodied this truth when He suffered beyond our imagination in body and spirit …

Stories of people who have responded in grace to hard trials are a tremendous encouragement to our faith. Reading of their tests of faith, hardships, …

High Hopes Hopes were high as Hudson Taylor set sail for England following a fruitful season of missionary service. In the midst of seemingly impenetrable …

Not a Pointless Evil Throughout the Bible and church history, we see that God uses suffering to prepare and equip His servants for usefulness in …

For all of our married life, my wife, Paula, and I have been in ministry of one sort or another. Everything changed for us as …

“These are the times that try men’s souls…” the well-known words of poet Thomas Payne came to mind as I drove to the grocery store …

One of the greatest responsibilities I have as a pastor is to prepare my people for suffering. Hardships are the norm, not the exception, in …