Pain, Suffering, Death

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May 13, 2011

Unresolved Pain

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- May 13, 2011 “He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to [...]

May 9, 2011

Triumph Over Tragedy

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- May 9, 2011 “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Romans 8:35, 37 Tragedy can strike life [...]

April 4, 2011

Emotional Suffering

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- April 4, 2011 “Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this [...]

March 14, 2011

Trial by Fire

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- March 14, 2011 “This third I will bring into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our [...]

January 20, 2011

Comfort in Loss

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- January 20, 2011 “And many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.” John 11:19 Have you lost someone or something close to your heart—a baby, a spouse, a friend, a job or an opportunity? A great loss requires great [...]

December 3, 2010

Happiness in Grief

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- December 3, 2010 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Life is a series of gains and losses. We gain friends and we lose friends. We gain confidence and we lose confidence. We gain money and we lose money. We gain a position [...]

October 21, 2010

Sorrow Removed

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- October 20, 2010 “He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces: he will remove the disgrace of the people from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.” Isaiah 25:8 On earth sorrow is ever present to pester people—no one [...]

September 23, 2010

Contentment’s Concern

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- September 23, 2010 “My heart is not proud O Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul. Like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child [...]

September 2, 2010

Filled With Grief

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- September 2, 2010 “When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life.” And the disciples were filled with [...]

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