Looking for God
Throughout time, people have grappled with the question of how to reconcile the existence of evil and suffering in our lives with an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-go... »
Volume 24.10 | October 2023
The lemonade cycle
Are you currently being hit with one trial, test, or difficulty after another? Are you wondering when or if things will ever start improving and getting back to normal? D... »
The search for meaning
Once when I was talking to a travel agent, our conversation moved to spiritual topics and the existence of God. “I don’t believe in God,” she said. “If there is a God, wh... »
Why suffering?
Question: Why does God allow suffering? Doesn’t He care about us? Answer: God certainly does care! It grieves Him to see us suffer. The Bible tells us, “As a father pitie... »
Different shoes
Often our understanding of the world is limited to what we know, and our worldview has been shaped by our experience—our culture, our education, our upbringing, our socio... »
Adversity = opportunity
What can you do when the storms of life are greater than you are, when the winds and waves crash into your hopes and dreams and leave you shattered, to the point where yo... »
Fruits of suffering
We can all agree there’s no place in this world untouched by hardship and suffering. We want to believe that God is good and loving, that He sees everything and that He h... »
Missed flights
In the last year, my wife and I have missed three flights. In our many years of traveling, this had never happened before. It was something different each time—exhaustion... »
The greatest moment
I’ve always thought it was fitting that Jesus’ crucifixion took place on a hill. His cross was raised above the pathways and bustle. You had to travel up to it, you had t... »
The three siblings
There’s a lot of pain in this world. The topic of human suffering winds its way through every period of history as we collectively try to understand its causes. Specifica... »
