Suffering

Church isn’t a place for forced smiles and pat assurances.

Russell and Beth catch up on life.

Don’t insult my grandma’s hermeneutics. Her theology may not have come from seminary, but it came from suffering and trust.

Biblical hope is not selfish, aggressive, or complacent. It’s not naive or scared of suffering. It rests on the foundation of Jesus Christ.

Fantasy novelist Guy Gavriel Kay, who helped compile Tolkien’s Silmarillion, grapples with the juxtaposition of love and suffering in Written on the Dark.

Russell welcomes Ray Ortlund to talk about what happens when everything you’ve built crumbles beneath your feet. 

The Son did not forsake his body in the grave, and he won’t forsake ours either.

From suffering to spiritual renewal: How illness can deepen faith

Joy and play can coexist with grief and suffering.

The hit Apple TV series shows the limits of escapism.