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There are varying responses to questions about suffering, and the good ones all require trust that a good, loving, holy, and just God knows what He’s doing.

Psychologists and self-help books offer proven methods for increasing a subjective sense of happiness. However, without faith in Christ and the indwelling Spirit as an agent of change, we’re left without a solid foundation for happiness.

Here is another gem from Nanci’s journal she kept during her cancer years. She wrote this while anticipating some bad news about her health, and about our dog, Maggie.

Uniqueness and differences existed before sin and will exist after it. Only God has infinite wisdom and knowledge.

Thomas Watson wrote, “Jesus Christ is tender without being weak, strong without being coarse, lowly without being servile.” Hope you enjoy this article from Desiring God’s David Mathis on King David’s strength shown through gentleness, and how that reflects the perfect gentle strength of our Savior.

How we think about suffering will radically affect how we see God and the world around us. If you believe God should always bless you and your loved ones with material abundance and good health, you are setting yourself up to lose your faith. 

 Randy Alcorn speaks to a Bible class of middle school students at Good Shepherd School in Boring, Oregon on the subject of Heaven. 

There is a remarkable Christian family dimension at the center of the Super Bowl this week. 49er quarterback Brock Purdy has had a storybook beginning to his NFL career. He was the very last player chosen in the NFL draft two years ago, and that player is called “Mr. Irrelevant.”

The Bible tells us that although others may not remember us or care what our lives here have been, God will remember perfectly, and He cares very much—so much that the door of eternity swings on the hinges of our present lives.

Psalm 23 was the first passage I memorized as a brand-new Christian, at age 15. I remember loving those words. I am amazed at how much more they mean to me now because of the suffering and grief I have both witnessed and experienced since then.

In this clip from his conversation with Davey Blackburn with Nothing Is Wasted Ministries, Randy explains where we can find comfort and hope when we feel unsure about a person’s status of faith at death.

In Randy’s conversation with Davey Blackburn from Nothing Is Wasted Ministries, they explore the idea of our enhanced personhood on the New Earth.  

In this clip from his conversation with Davey Blackburn from Nothing Is Wasted Ministries, Randy answers the question, “Why is a proper view of suffering imperative?”    

In this clip from Randy’s conversation with Davey Blackburn from Nothing Is Wasted Ministries,  they talk about the present Heaven as “the best layover ever.” We are reminded in Colossians 3 and 2 Peter 3 to look forward to the New Earth, our final destination!