John Knight, a father of multi-disabled children, blogs about suffering and God’s sovereignty. He shares a guest post which he calls one of the best statements he has ever read on the subject. Here is an excerpt:
Both pain and pleasure are meant to point us to the same reality; namely, that Jesus Christ is infinitely [...]
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Suffering and God’s sovereignty
Posted in suffering, tagged suffering on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Steven Curtis Chapman, suffering and the Psalms
Posted in suffering, tagged Steven Curtis Chapman, suffering on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Steven Curtis Chapman talks about what God has taught him and his wife over the last year and a half since they lost their 5-year-old adopted daughter in a tragic accident. He comments especially how the Psalms have sustained them.
Yeah, I was hiding out in the valley of the shadow of death, just crying out [...]
Solid comfort!
Posted in hope, suffering on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
God is unchanging in his essence, character, and purpose!
A. W. Pink in The Attributes of God,
Herein is solid comfort. Human nature cannot be relied upon; but God can! However unstable I may be, however fickle my friends may prove, God changes not. If He varied as we do; if He willed one thing today and [...]
Under His wings
Posted in depression, hope, suffering, worry on August 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings,” (Psalm 17:8, ESV).
“How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.” (Psalm 36:7, ESV).
“Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of [...]
Adoniram Judson and suffering
Posted in joy, suffering on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Adoniram Judson was a pioneer missionary. Sent from America to Burma (now known as Mynamar), he was a brave ambassador for Jesus Christ. After fourteen years of enduring wretched imprisonment and life threatening diseases, all he had to show for his suffering were the graves of his wife and children. He was all alone and [...]
How do you usually respond to trials?
Posted in suffering on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How do you respond to trials? Here are some possible responses from a study guide on “Adversity” written by Jerry Bridges. Which one describes your normal response?
I often despise God’s discipline by viewing adversity as something to be escaped as quickly as possible.
I often lose heart, feeling that God is mad at me and [...]
On curses, wars and hell (pt. 1)
Posted in suffering, tagged hell, suffering on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Carson’s How Long, O Lord?: Reflections on Suffering and Evil, chapter 6 “Curses and Holy Wars–and Hell.”
“Is is possible that part, at least, of our horror at hell owes something to our inability (or refusal?) to look at sin from God’s perspective?”
Why is it that we are comfortable with evangelical cliches about God “loving [...]
The suffering Christian
Posted in Christian life, suffering on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just finished reading How Long, O Lord: Meditations on Suffering and Evil by D. A. Carson. Carson is still batting 1.000% with me. I have not read one of his books that hasn’t shaped my thinking in some way. I plan to post several entries from his book that have significantly impacted me. Here [...]
