Why do we experience pain and suffering? This reflection explores how human autonomy and natural law shape our vulnerability—and what that means for how we understand God in the midst of hardship.
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When sorrow feels overwhelming, you are not alone. Discover how Jesus’ own suffering shows that God understands your pain deeply and invites you to share your story with him.
How we respond to someone in pain matters more than we realize. Explore practical, biblical guidance on carrying one another’s burdens and becoming a living example of Christ’s love.
Difficult seasons can test us—but they can also strengthen us. Reflect on how trials may refine your faith and shape a resilient trust in God that others can see and learn from.
Parents don’t stifle their children’s autonomy (hopefully) because parents want their children to be fully functioning adults capable of choosing to have a relationship with their parents. Similarly, God wants us to choose to love him.
As a society, we tend to label people in light of the pain and suffering they have experienced, but pain can isolate you from those who can emotionally and spiritually support you.
Although we don’t all deal with the same type or severity of hurt, we all have some experience with it, and it’s important that each person be able to tell their personal story.
Coping mechanisms are the strategies we use to deal with the stresses of life, and they're typically learned through the modeling of those to whom we are most exposed in childhood.
Starting over through Christ means you are free of your past disappointments and sins. It’s a bright new day filled with the love of God.
One of the hardest parts of faith is when your prayers aren’t answered as you hoped. But God will never neglect you. His answer may just be “not yet.”
The greatest directive God gives us? To love Him. And the more active love you put into your relationship, the deeper your relationship will grow.
All of us can get tangled up in the ungodly things we’ve done. But your past is an opportunity to grow your faith and to make amends.