March 14, 2012 by Michael Sekuras
It's the middle of the week. Are you tired? Christians not only try to juggle many different responsibilities throughout the week, but they also wage war on indwelling sin.
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February 6, 2012 by Michael Sekuras
When we read about oppression and suffering in the Bible or the news, we don't usually have personal experience with a lot of what we are reading. But that kind of "distant" suffering is real and it's often going on near us.
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December 21, 2011 by Michael Sekuras
What is Christmas about? Jesus came for a reason didn't he? As we've been considering suffering in previous posts, let's look at what Christmas has to say about things like death and sickness.
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October 15, 2011 by Michael Sekuras
Part 2 of our look at suffering and death follows the author of Ecclesiastes as he comes to grips with his most important discovery. Join me as we find out what could possibly bring a man like Qoheleth to a place of contentment, in his "vain" life.
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October 10, 2011 by Michael Sekuras
How does suffering and death make any sense in a world created and controlled by a loving God? The writer of Ecclesiastes seemed to ask some of the same questions. Join me as I work through some of my own questions in light of what Ecclesiastes and the rest of the Bible has to say about death and suffering.
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June 21, 2011 by Michael Sekuras
Whether you're sad, tired, afraid, or just plain hurting, the Gospel teaches us that God is intimately acquainted with suffering, and therefore is our best Comforter. Ed Welch counsels against minimizing our pain and thinking that God doesn't care.
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March 20, 2011 by Brandon Rogers
Here is an article posted on CNN.com asking the question, "Where is God in the suffering of Japan?" This is an important question, because we live in a world of profound suffering. Japan is the most recent evidence on a large scale, but suffering is experienced daily. Whether it's experienced at the hands of other people, or at the hands of a natural disaster, it certainly leaves everyone (or at least theists) asking, "Where is God in this?"
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