Tag: suffering

1 Samuel 1: Presenting Our Prayers to God

First Samuel is a book of new beginnings, a transition from the old ways of the judges to the new ways of the kings. It begins with a story of prayer in which one childless woman, Hannah, begs God for a son. Her example teaches us key principles about presenting our prayers to God.

The Architecture of Nature

The greatness of God is on marvelous display in the universe. We need only take a closer look at everything around us in order to see it and glorify Him for the gratuitous beauty He has put into creation.

The Complexity of Creation

The more we look at creation, the more we see that evolution and natural selection cannot account for the complexity and gratuitous beauty we see.

Hoping in God’s Promises

Misunderstanding the character of God can lead to bitterness, especially in adversity. But hope in His promises is a sure foundation for our faith.

The Greatness of Our God

God is of inconceivable magnitude and glory. We cannot even understand the natural things of the world; the mind of God is far above our own.

Made for Eternity

We do not have easy answers to the “why” of suffering, but we can trust in the God who created us. This suffering will pass; we were made for eternity.

Hope in God

God calls us to live doxologically in every aspect of our lives—even when we experience suffering. The book of God teaches us to find satisfaction in God no matter our circumstances, transforming our “why” of grumbling into one of gratitude.

Satisfaction in God

God calls us to live doxologically in every aspect of our lives—even when we experience suffering. The book of God teaches us to find satisfaction in God no matter our circumstances, transforming our “why” of grumbling into one of gratitude.

God Fills Our Emptiness

The parts of our lives that feel most empty are often the parts God most uses to draw us to Himself. Read about Michael Card’s discovery of this truth.