Posts Tagged ‘Suffering’
Four Truths to Bring Us Courage in Fiery Trials
“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” – Luke 22:42, NIV The fiery trial was coming. Jesus knew it, and he was not okay with that, but rather submissive to it. It is okay to not want to go through the fiery trials, and it…
Read MoreFour Inspiring Examples of God Bringing Good Out of Evil
When I was very young, my mother gave me my first Bible. It was a small, white, leather-bound King James Bible. Given my youth, and the archaic language in that particular revision of the King James Version, the text was incomprehensible to me. But I knew it was a special book, I cherished it, and…
Read MoreWhat Walking in Jesus’ Steps Entails
In 1896, Charles Monroe Sheldon, pastor of Central Congregational Church in Topeka, Kansas, began a story-telling series as part of his Sunday evening services. The story Sheldon told takes place in the fictional railroad town of Raymond, and focuses on pastor Henry Maxwell of First Church of Raymond. In the story, Maxwell challenges his congregation…
Read MoreWalking in Jesus’ Footprints
Do “real” Christians suffer? I feel very blessed in my life right now. I cannot identify any area of my life that I would characterize as overly-stressful. But that has not always been the case. I have lived through periods that were so stress-laden, they were affecting my physical health. Attacks and challenges came at…
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