Gospel-Centered Resources for the Hurting
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning.” Solomon’s wisdom in Ecclesiastes isn’t easily digestible. He doesn’t offer inspiration—he
16. When Mourning Is Better Than Laughter – Ecclesiastes 7:2–4 Read More »
“We do not grieve as others do who have no hope.” Paul doesn’t write these words to minimize grief. He writes them
15. When Grief Is Real and Hope Remains – 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 Read More »
“Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows…” Isaiah 53 drags suffering into the spotlight and insists we stare at
14. When God Becomes the Sufferer – Isaiah 53 Read More »
“Yet not what I will, but what you will.” Gethsemane is holy ground. Not because it feels sacred, but because it’s where
13. When We Wrestle Like Christ – Mark 14:32–42 Read More »
“What has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel…” Paul is writing these words from a prison cell. He’s
12. When Suffering Advances the Gospel – Philippians 1:12–14 Read More »
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Paul was no stranger to pain. He had
11. When Grace Is Sufficient – 2 Corinthians 12:7–10 Read More »
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end…” Lamentations is a book we often avoid.
10. When Hope Rises in the Ruins – Lamentations 3:19–33 Read More »
“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good…” Joseph’s words to his brothers at the end
9. When Evil Is Real and God Still Reigns – Genesis 50:20 Read More »
“Jesus wept.” Two words. That’s the shortest verse in the Bible. And perhaps one of the most important. In John 11, Jesus
8. When Christ Weeps With Us – John 11 Read More »
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” These words are among the most haunting in Scripture—and not because they come
7. When God Feels Absent – Psalm 22 Read More »
“Suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope.” Paul’s logic in Romans 5 is as counterintuitive as it gets.
6. When Suffering Forms Hope – Romans 5:1–5 Read More »
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God…” Beaten. Shackled. Bleeding. In the deepest cell of a Roman
5. When Suffering Is a Witness – Acts 16:22–34 Read More »
“For the Lord disciplines the one he loves…” There’s a kind of suffering we tend to avoid even thinking about—the kind God
4. When Suffering Is Disciplinary – Hebrews 12:5–11 Read More »
“The God of all comfort… comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are
3. When Suffering Brings Comfort to Others – 2 Corinthians 1:3–7 Read More »
“The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” There are few stories in Scripture
2. When Suffering Is a Mystery – Job 1–2 Read More »
“Though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials…” Peter’s letter isn’t written from a mountaintop.
1. When Suffering Refines – 1 Peter 1:6–7 Read More »
Suffering is not a detour for the follower of Christ; it’s part of the road. And yet, many of us are surprised
He Knows the Way I Take: Twenty Windows into Biblical Suffering Read More »