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A Q&A with Ken Boa on “Shaped by Suffering”

Coauthor Jenny Abel interviews Ken Boa about their book Shaped by Suffering: How Temporary Hardships Prepare Us for Our Eternal Homes, released from InterVarsity Press February 4, 2020. Jenny Abel (JA): If you had to distill the thesis of Shaped by Suffering down to one sentence, what would

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How God Uses Suffering to Shape Us

Suffering comes to us all. It can make us bitter or better; God’s desire is to use it to shape us for eternity and to form Christlike character in us.

Devotional Spirituality: Part 8—Seasons of Dryness & Darkness

The spiritual life involves alternating patterns of sorrow and joy, delight and emptiness, warm experience and feelings of abandonment. During these times, showing up before God on a daily basis is critical, Ken Boa explains in this eighth part of his “Devotional Spirituality” series.