Do you want to go back to the basics of your faith? Try our study Knowing Jesus Personally. “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16) Suffering is something we all experience at some […]

Do you want to go back to the basics of your faith? Try our study Knowing Jesus Personally. “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:16). Suffering is something we all experience at some […]

by Vonette Bright “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character and character, hope.” (Romans 5:3,4 ). During my dear husband’s illness, he was often in pain.  But even when the pain was most severe, he never complained.  He continued to worship.  In fact, […]

“I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His suffering” (Philippians 3:10) What is suffering?? Elisabeth Elliot describes suffering as “wanting what you don’t have and having what you don’t want.???? That definition pretty well covers all the little and big “troubles??? we go through during our lifetime.? […]

One of recent history’s greatest natural disasters rocked south Asia and the Horn of Africa the day after Christmas, 2004. FoxNews.com reported, “Sunday’s massive quake of 9.0 magnitude off the Indonesian island of Sumatra sent 500-mph waves surging across the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal in the deadliest known tsunami since the one that […]

Open your bible and read: the book of Romans During my dear husband’s illness he was often in pain.? But even when the pain was most severe, he never complained.? He continued to worship.? In fact, during the last three years of his life, he talked about how he was rejoicing despite the difficulties. The […]

By Rick Warren Also available as a podcast at: http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/kindle/2008/06/30/gods-purpose-in-suffering-2/ **Are you going through suffering? Would you like to privately & confidentially discuss it with an online mentor? Please contact us: http://mentodayonline.com/chat/askus.html “For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son …” Romans 8:29 Did Jesus suffer? Was […]

“The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.” Proverbs 20:5 Finding out what troubles a child can truly be a daunting challenge.  Solomon commented that the purposes of a man’s heart are as deep waters and that only deep understanding can draw them out.  The same is […]

This is part 1 to a 7 part series: Questions About God – Canadian philosopher Michael Horner responds to seven of the most commonly asked questions about God and Christianity. Question 1: Why is there evil and suffering? There is no question that the world is filled with an appalling amount of evil and suffering. […]

“Be not mistaken: our cause is never more in doubt than when a human looking out upon a world from which every trace of the Enemy [Christ] has been banished, asks ‘Why have I been forsaken?’ and yet still obeys.” – CS Lewis, The Screwtape Letters Our difficult world We live in a world plagued […]