For the hurting
“If you ask, ‘Why is this happening?’ no light may come, but if you ask, ‘How am I to glorify God now?’ there will always be an answer.”--J.I. PACKER
Adversity and friendship
Before you make a friend eat a bushel of salt with him.George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 275. This saying is funny almost…
Grief & sorrow
Grief and sorrow teach how to mark the Word. No man understands the Scriptures, unless he be acquainted with the cross.Martin Luther, The Table Talk…
Hunted
The Bible is a strange paradox: it's simple enough for children to understand, yet so profound that you could study it your whole life--indeed you…
Like a bad dream
Thus far, I've had two careers: one as a surgical nurse; one as a pastor. Both have been tremendously rewarding. Both have also given me…
Pain
God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.C.S.…
God’s suffering, our comfort
Perhaps you or someone you love is going through intense suffering right now. It's easy to ask if God cares--does he hear our prayers? Here's…
The harder we lean
“God uses chronic pain and weakness, along with other afflictions, as his chisel for sculpting our lives. Felt weakness deepens dependence on Christ for strength…
Wipe away their tears
Wiping away tears doesn't mean, "Quit crying." The Bible says, "He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from…