Posts Tagged ‘Suffering’

A Confession: I deny the resurrection

18, Mar 2009

“…someone asked if my theoretical position led me to denying the Resurrection of Christ. This question allowed me the opportunity to communicate clearly and concisely my thoughts on the subject, which I repeat here.
Without equivocation or hesitation I fully and completely admit that I deny the resurrection of Christ. This is something that anyone who [...]

Finding light in the darkness

10, Mar 2009

Lord Jesus Christ, you are for me medicine when I am sick;
you are my strength when I need help;
you are life itself when I fear death;
you are the way when I long for heaven;
you are light when all is dark;
you are my food when I need nourishment.
—Ambrose of Milan (340-397)

Freedom, Safety, and the Value of Truth

4, Mar 2009

Adrian Plass in his book “Jesus: Safe, Tender, Extreme, talks about an exercise his wife, Bridget, and he led with a group of Christians. The aim, apart from writing a group poem is to show just how diverse and “granular” the body of Christ actually is.
What they do is hand out small pieces of paper [...]

It is well with my soul…How is yours?

26, Feb 2009

In 1873, Horatio Spafford wrote the words to the hymn “It is Well with My Soul” after the tragic death of his four daughters. He wrote it on the ocean while sailing near the spot where his daughters died. This is one of my favourite hymns, always reminding me of the depth of God’s love in [...]

The Micah Challenge – Get Involved

25, Feb 2009

Continuing on from yesterdays post – “What can 1 person do?” I was pointed to the Micah Challenge website in Australia where there are some great suggestions for how you can personally get involved with the challenge of halving poverty by 2015. Here is what they have to say:

Get Involved
It’s great that you’re thinking about [...]

What can 1 person do?

24, Feb 2009

After watching the initial youtube video on “The Micah Challenge“, I was left wondering what one person can do? What can I personally do? So often we can be left feeling quite helpless when we watch appeals to help nations/people who are suffering in poverty. Micah Challenge answered my question (in part at least) with [...]

The Micah Challenge…Halving Poverty by 2015

21, Feb 2009

“…what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God”Micah 6:8
The Micah Challenge, is a global movement of Christians that seek to speak out, with a common voice, against the injustices of poverty. It unites countries in the North and South as they [...]

In Suffering and Joy

14, Feb 2009

Is suffering a way of life? Can we experience joy in the midst of pain? In a previous post I asked if there is any purpose to pain? I have continued to ponder this question, and while browsing the web I came across this article titled “In Suffering and Joy” By Jake Pelfry. He worked [...]

Purpose in Pain?

13, Feb 2009

Can there be purpose in pain? If so, to what end does it serve? When we are faced with suffering in the world, our immediate response to any “God-believing” person is to ask the question; “How can a God of Love allow such suffering?”
As Christians I wonder how much we have thought about this question [...]


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