God may also bring suffering into the life of a person to help that individual develop empathy. Through an experience of pain or sorrow, we grow in our sympathy for others. In essence, we learn to "weep with those who weep" (Rom. 12:15). Growing...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Bearing shame and scoffing rude, In my place condemned He stood; Sealed my pardon with His blood. Hallelujah! What a Savior! P.P. Bliss A third category of suffering is vicarious. Vicarious suffering takes place when one person is punished in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This is part 2 of the series. Read part 1 of the Complexity of Suffering. In addition to retributive, a second category of suffering is discipline or chastisement. This is God allowing pain into the life of a believer for the purpose of spiritual...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Deuteronomy 10:18 says, “He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.” Last week 20 teenagers and 6 adults from our church family went to New York City to work with a church planter in... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Deuteronomy 10:18 says, “He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.” Last week 20 teenagers and 6 adults from our church family went to New York City to work with a church planter in... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Deuteronomy 10:18 says, “He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.” Last week 20 teenagers and 6 adults from our church family went to New York City to work with a church planter in... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Deuteronomy 10:18 says, "He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing." Last week 20 teenagers and 6 adults from our church family went to New York City to work with a church planter...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
However this question is answered, we must guard against oversimplification. Suffering is remarkably complicated, and so are the reasons that God allows it. To demonstrate the complexity of this issue I refer once again to Walter Kaiser's book,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In the previous post we noted three movements of grief: crescendo – trust in the Lord – decrescendo. There are several practical lessons that we can learn from this pattern. The first implication is a warning against unreasonable...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven… a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance." Solomon In his book Grief and Pain, Walter Kaiser notes a pattern to grieving in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
