I heard on the streets that a great teacher had fallen. A preacher, a teacher, a leader of many men. He had stumbled. What sin? Before the church he confessed, “I have sinned...

by Matthew Sheppard

Christian Life

Difficult Passages In The Bible

Love Your Enemies (Reflections on Luke 6:27-28)

27. “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28. bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” LUKE 6:27-28 (ESV) Last Friday...

Hope in Lamenting: When Life Has No Easy Answers

Sometimes, there’s no easy answer—or an answer at all!—for life’s hardest questions, especially for a Christian. I doubt no one really wants to know the reason...

The Sword or the Cross? How Islam and Christianity Grow

Doctrine drives all religions, theistic and non-theistic. God makes for a more compelling religion. Following God’s will, sacrificing for God, hoping in God compels believers...

by Doug Groothuis

Suffering and Pain

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Making Sense of All Suffering – What is the Telos of Pain?

What’s the point of all the suffering Christians go through? What is God trying to accomplish? What’s the goal? The Bible talks a lot about this using the Greek word “telos”....

Musings: A Response to Suffering

In this 3-minute video, I provide a few thoughts for Christians facing suffering:

by Mike Licona

Apologetics

Current Issues in Theology

Suffering and Pain

Theology Unplugged

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The Problem of Evil, Suffering, and Pain

Here is an mp3 of the sermon I preached this Sunday at Crossroads Grace Community Church (what a great church!). I will follow up with the lesson that I taught during the...

by C Michael Patton

I Saw a Man, Despised by His Brothers

Love Your Enemies (Reflections on Luke 6:27-28)

Hope in Lamenting: When Life Has No Easy Answers

The Sword or the Cross? How Islam and Christianity Grow

Making Sense of All Suffering – What is the Telos of Pain?

Musings: A Response to Suffering

The Problem of Evil, Suffering, and Pain