It is an unthinkable question to even consider. But, last Fall Pastor Terry Stauffer and his family were called to answer this question after their daughter Emily was murdered. Today, Tim Challies posted an interview with Pastor. This is an…
A Good Man Down
Sports Illustrated article on the tragic murder of an Iowa football coach: Bob Smeins lives on the hillside overlooking Iowa’s other field of dreams. On Friday nights in the fall Smeins has always liked to sit on his deck and…
Hopeful Words from Mary Beth Chapman
As you probably know, the Chapman family was called to walk through a very deep valley when their daughter died in an accident a year ago. Mary Beth Chapman posted today about how we can pray for them as a…
Christians Suffer in the “Delivery Room”
Let me make an analogy between the physical and the spiritual. Would you not agree that there is a fundamental difference between pain in the cancer ward and agony in the delivery room? One is suffering that brings life; the…
Is God Shouting to You in This Way?
C.S. Lewis wrote in The Problem of Pain, God whispers to us in our pleasure, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains; it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” If God is shouting to you through…
Listen to the Suffering. There is So Much to Learn from Them.
I followed David Wayne’s blog before he found out he has cancer. But, after David learned late last year he has cancer, I’ve leaned closer to the computer to listen to what he has to say. Read these two paragraphs…
Don’t Be Surprised by Suffering
But, it’s worth it . . . “Our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal weight of glory that far outweighs them all.” ““Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and…
Why Does God Allow Suffering and Evil?
Andy Naselli has written a four page pamphlet that speaks to the question of the problem of evil. This will help you if you are struggling with why bad things happen to people. It will also be a great aid…
Piper on the Opening of the I-35 Bridge
John Piper and Bethlehem Baptist are located close to the bridge that collapsed last year in Minneapolis. The new bridge is open and John Piper reflects on how God is at work. A Tribute to Flatiron Constructors and Their Maker…
Self Pity is Pride Too
“Self pity and boasting are flip sides of pride. Self pity is pride posing in the demeanor of weakness. Boasting is pride posing in the demeanor of strength.” John Piper Watch the whole sermon here.