Post Tagged with: "suffering"

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  proper perspective [2 corinthians 4:13-18]

  bible literacy, know thy word, READ, theology 1 comment

  In 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 Paul writes to the church in Corinth concerning a confident hope and a proper perspective.  The hope and perspective that Paul describes is very helpful for us as well. We must remember that Paul is writing to a church that has had many difficult times (see [...]

   
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  what about evil and suffering? [the God i don't understand]

  bible literacy, disaster relief 1 comment

  Who of us hasn’t asked why bad things happen to good people? We’re confronted with the marks of living in a fallen world every day, yet we struggle to understand why we have to deal with such pain and suffering. In the first part of The God I Don’t Understand: Reflections [...]

   
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  book review: the God i don’t understand

  bible literacy, book reviews 3 comments

  We all ask these questions. It’s okay to admit it… there’s stuff you don’t understand when you read the Bible, right? Why did God order the killing of every living person… man, woman and child in Canaan? Why does a good God allow bad things to happen to good people? [...]

   
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  fragility. chins up.

  disaster relief, worldviews 8 comments

  I usually read the news every morning, but today I was rushed and skipped it. Then during a break at work, I sneaked a peak at Facebook. Praying for Japan said a friend’s post. Nice of her, I thought. Wait. Maybe something happened in Japan? I didn’t mean to live [...]

   
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  [the mystery of the cross] part 2: the pain and the glory

  creativity and art, worldviews 9 comments

  The Cross and the Suffering Savior The first part of this section talks about Jesus carrying the cross to Golgotha.  It references the passage of scripture in Luke that talks about the man Simon who was stopped and asked to carry the cross the rest of the way for Jesus. [...]