Our Suffering is Not Wasted
April 25, 2013
“But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated … For more see: Our Suffering is Not Wasted.
Tag: Sorrow
A Word for Well Meaning Christians and Others Regarding Sandy Hook: Keep your mouth shut!
December 20, 2012
“You will know also that your descendants will be many,And your offspring as the grass of the earth. Job 5:25 Updated because Sandy Hook has been repeated so often. When people are hurting, it is wise to let your words be few. Job’s friends were not helpful. Indeed, it is hard to imagine a more cruel word … More A Word for Well Meaning Christians and Others Regarding Sandy Hook: Keep your mouth shut!
How Sorrow’s Tears Produce Joy
May 24, 2012
Thursday is for Discipleship “I do not know when I am more perfectly happy than when I am weeping for sin at the foot of the cross.” —C. H. Spurgeon The quote is from a message number 3272 in the collected sermons of Spurgeon and is titled, “How to Become Full of Joy.” The message … More How Sorrow’s Tears Produce Joy
Affliction and the God Who Teaches
September 11, 2010
Weekend Musings Inside Psalm 119 and the Poetry Project (My son inspired me to keep working on a project I thought of a couple of years ago. The idea is to write a poem of personal reflection for each Psalm in the psalter. If you search on the word “Poetry” or “Poetry and Prayers” inside … More Affliction and the God Who Teaches
Wondering about Pain and Sorrow and Grace and Eternity
August 28, 2010
Weekend Musings on Grace In mid August of last year, I wrote of a friend who had just lost a son to Leukemia. As our family deals with the loss of my mother I thought I would repost from the archive this weekend. ————————- I have some friends going through the valley of the shadow of … More Wondering about Pain and Sorrow and Grace and Eternity
Devastating Loss of a Child and Grace for Eternity and Now
May 20, 2010
[From the Archives of my old blog, August 19, 2008. This was originally written about a friend two years ago but it has particular relevance for an old friend in a new situation. I first reposted this when Glen Kehrein of Circle Urban in Chicago lost his adult son (Nathan). Glen himself has now gone … More Devastating Loss of a Child and Grace for Eternity and Now
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