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Daniel Tomberlin is an ordained bishop in the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) and has served as pastor for almost 25 years. He is also a missionary evangelist who ministers in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.

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Other Christianity Today articles on suffering include:

Editor's Bookshelf: Thanks for the Memoirs | Two authors write about pain and God's elusive presence. (Aug. 19, 2003)

Lewis Smedes Dead at 81 | Theologian and ethicist noted for his writings on forgiveness. (December 20, 2002)

Hurt, Hate, and Healing | A 1985 interview with Lewis Smedes. (Dec. 20, 2002)

Why Suffering? | A young director's documentary is thin on theology but rich with compassion. (June 13, 2002)

Reflections: Suffering & Grief | Quotations to stir the heart and mind. (May 20, 2002)

How to Survive Grief | An honest reflection on the death of an infant daughter. (Dec. 17, 2002)

Dying Together | How a Bruderhof community rallied around its suffering brother. (Sept. 26, 2001)

Reflections: Suffering | Quotations to stir heart and mind (Sept. 13, 2001)

Joy Amid the Pain | Theologian John Mark Hicks discovered the healing power of lament. (Aug. 21, 2000)

How Can I Keep From Singing? | Arne Bergstrom has looked suffering square in the eye all over the world. Now he sings about hope. (March 26, 2001)

Is Suicide Unforgivable? | What is the biblical hope and comfort we can offer a suicide victim's family and friends? (July 6, 2000)

Arguments in Favor of Abortion Are Strong … | … if you accept one all-important assumption. (July 15, 1983)

Forgiveness—The Power to Change the Past | To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. (Jan. 7, 1983)

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