Shaped by Suffering Archives

Growth Through Grief

May 26, 2020 / Matthew Robinson / Posts by Other Authors, Spiritual Formation

In grief, we can choose to remain dormant or to grow. But to experience the new growth of spring, it is essential that in the dark, winter season we, like a bare tree, respond to the Light.

“Psychology Today” Interviews Ken Boa

May 26, 2020 / Katie Robinson / Living Out Your Faith, Spiritual Formation

Read various interviews on the timely message offered in “Shaped by Suffering.”

The Voyage of Life: Setting Our Hope on Eternity

Video / April 11, 2020 / Ken Boa / Culture, Sunday Morning Study

This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series The Voyage of Life

We are pilgrims being prepared for home. We are not home yet. Life was never meant to be about ourselves, but about God. For this reason, it is the eternal that gives meaning and hope in the temporal arena.

Shaped by Suffering: Wounded Worship—Michael Card

Video / April 5, 2020 / Jenny Abel / Spiritual Formation

This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Shaped by Suffering

Singer/songwriter and musician Michael Card shares his thoughts on suffering and the hope found in Christ.

2 Peter: Walking Wisely in an Unwise World

Video / March 20, 2020 / Ken Boa / Monday Night Study, New Testament

This entry is part 1 of 12 in the series 2 Peter Study

The proper response to this danger of false teaching is to grow up into maturity in Christ. Like Jesus, Peter warns that false teachers will be known by their fruit. The sensual lives they lead show they do not really take the teachings of Jesus to heart. The best way, then, to avoid the dangers of false teaching, is to grow in an experiential knowledge of Jesus. When we increase in godliness, blamelessness, and steadfastness, we demonstrate by the fruit of our lives that we belong to Christ.

Shaped by Suffering: Assassination Attempt, Excommunication, Imprisonment—Tilahun & Meseret

Video / March 18, 2020 / Jenny Abel / Spiritual Formation

This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series Shaped by Suffering

This couple, who suffered at the hands of fellow church members in Ethiopia, offer a model of steadfast trust and devotion amidst extreme persecution.