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Kate Bowler Tells Us Where We’re Wrong on Suffering

The author and historian addresses the problem of pain, the prosperity gospel, and perseverance.

For historian Kate Bowler, grief and suffering are more than just a topic of interest. She’s intimately acquainted with pain herself as someone who was diagnosed with stage IV cancer, faced a small chance of survival, and lives with chronic pain. As she puts it, “I spent a long time almost dying.”

On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Bowler shares words of wisdom honed from her research and her personal life. She and Moore talk about her new book, Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!: Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens, and discuss the vulnerability of being human. They explore the anxious tenor of the modern era in a historical context and talk about the ways people discuss (or avoid discussing) hard things. They consider what it looks like to keep the faith in times of trial and how powerful acts of kindness and tenderness can be in seasons of suffering. Their conversation covers theology, Christian history, and the specific ways that the prosperity gospel has shaped evangelicalism.

Tune in for an episode that is as rich and resourceful as it is enjoyable and encouraging.

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