Pain and Suffering

Pain and Suffering

Psalm 73 – A Devotional

  Have you ever wondered why unbelievers, the wicked, the unrighteous seem to prosper and those who name the name of Jesus as their Savior seem to struggle? Be honest.  You are not alone.  It is a question as old as mankind. Job, who suffered the loss of everything in his life, asked “Why do the wicked grow old and increase in power?” Jeremiah, the suffering servant,…

A Lecture-Free Life: Confronting Our Sin

Several years ago, while driving through Minnesota, I came across a billboard for a dental office that offered “Lecture-free Dentistry.”  Underneath those three words was a slogan regarding this lecture-free dental office.  My first thought was “there is no way I am going there!”  I don’t know what your experiences with the dental office are, but the only lectures I have…

John 15 – Fruitfulness and Pruning

John 15:1-5 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in…

The Master Physician and the Heart of Stone

An operation is an extremely painful and uncomfortable life event. My older daughters both had open heart surgery at age 2. It was a deeply challenging experience. The first night after surgery was the most difficult. I spent the night awake at their bedside that I might comfort and calm them when they awoke with screams of pain. They would move in and out of sleep in…
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