Pain, Suffering, Death

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August 24, 2020

Struggling to Die

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – August 24, 2020 Some time later the woman’s son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died. I Kings 17:17 What do we do when someone we love struggles to die? We know their time on earth is short, but in the parenthesis between [...]

July 21, 2020

When Persecution Brings Boldness

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 21, 2020 Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison” Acts 8:3. While I was growing up, my mom had a little sign in her kitchen that said, “Women are like [...]

July 8, 2020

Healing Hurt

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 8, 2020 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:16 Hurt cannot be avoided this side of heaven. This is an unfortunate outcome from [...]

May 24, 2020

Sorrow Removed

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 24, 2020 He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken. Isaiah 25:8 Sorrow is the fruit of sin in a fallen [...]

May 3, 2020

Salvation From Suffering

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 3, 2020 When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite,…saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads. Job 2:11-12 Jesus came to [...]

April 30, 2020

Grief to Joy

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 30, 2020 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb…But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look [...]

April 29, 2020

Die In The Lord

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 29, 2020 We, too, writhe in agony, but nothing comes of our suffering. We have not given salvation to the earth, nor brought life into the world. But those who die in the Lord will live; their bodies will rise again! Those who sleep in the earth [...]

April 19, 2020

Worship Through Our Pain

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 19, 2020 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground to worship. Job 1:20 Are you struggling to understand? Are you stuck in a state of anger? Have you lost something or someone very precious? [...]

April 15, 2020

A Multi-Faceted Grief

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 15, 2020 For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love. For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow. Lamentations 3:31-33 In our lifetime, there has not [...]

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